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  1. KathyK

    I don't know which is worse! UPDATE - JUST A FEW MORE LEFT...

    We processed 21 birds yesterday. Did it a day early as they were starting to flip. It was a perfect day. 60* and sunny. Couldn't have asked for a better day. This is why I live in Texas. I grew up in Iowa, and the cold did not bother me as a child, but it sure does now. I'll keep the heat...
  2. KathyK

    I don't know which is worse! UPDATE - JUST A FEW MORE LEFT...

    Hey Eggs...I'm in the same predicament of processing birds this weekend. Hopefully, this warm weather will hold out. I absolutely know what you mean about hating Texas winters. This past summer was the pits, but I can tolerate 112 degrees much better than 39 with a cold rain. Ugh. Had I seen...
  3. KathyK

    Can I eat a bird that died on it's own?

    I'm pretty sure they both had heart failure. One had fluid buildup and the second one just stopped eating that morning and flipped on it's back that afternoon.
  4. KathyK

    Can I eat a bird that died on it's own?

    Cornish X are 6 weeks old today. Planning on processing this weekend. One died on it's own a few days ago. It couldn't have been dead for more than an hour. It didn't bleed very well, but I processed it anyway. The meat is very dark red. Is this safe to eat? Is this blood that didn't drain off...
  5. KathyK

    Do my birds still need the heat lamp?

    Yeah, I need to get one of those plug in thermostats. The coop is covered with a tarp on 3 sides, so they are out of the wind, but no insulation at all.
  6. KathyK

    Do my birds still need the heat lamp?

    They are 4 weeks old. I have been running the heat lamp in their tractor when temps drop below 50 degrees. Most nights it has been in the 30's with daytime highs in the 60's. I go out at night and they are nicely huddled under the light. I've read that they shouldn't need extra heat when fully...
  7. KathyK

    Is there a breed of cat that is a better mouser?

    Yes, ours gives away feral cats for barn cats. Neutered and vaccinated. Free pest control, and another life is saved.
  8. KathyK

    Is there a breed of cat that is a better mouser?

    You probably have a local shelter or pound that has a few street-wise cats that need to be saved. Our shelters are full of them. Take a couple of already spayed/neutered cats home and watch them go to work. What ever you do, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE get them spayed or neutered. Way too many cats...
  9. KathyK

    Egg eating bully hen

  10. KathyK

    Egg eating bully hen

    Okay, I was afraid of that. I wish I had done her 2 weeks ago, when I processed the meaties. Hopefully the others will behave. I wish they would use the darn roll out box. No, I don't really like her that much. I will put her in a cage and see what happens. I DO like many of the others, so they...
  11. KathyK

    Egg eating bully hen

    I have 9 hens of different breeds, all 1 year old, and have been together since 1 day old. One of the Delawares started eating eggs this spring. Just an egg or 2 a week. Now she is addicted and hovers over the others until they lay, and then ambushes the egg. Of course, the others dine with her...
  12. KathyK

    The Meatie weigh-along!

    Could she be having leg problems? Maybe that is why she is falling over? Mine are dying from ascites, so I'm not much help.
  13. KathyK

    The Meatie weigh-along!

    I started in March, thinking it wouldn't get to 90 until May. Wishful thinking. I think I will go with Ideal next time. I had great luck with layers from there.
  14. KathyK

    The Meatie weigh-along!

    They were in the garage with a heat lamp (as needed) until 2 weeks old. Pine shavings in a large cardboard box. Then they went outside into the tractor. Heat lamp in there for cold nights, and the sides rolled down. I started them on a medicated chick starter at 20% protein (Golden Oak) . When...
  15. KathyK

    The Meatie weigh-along!

    I have been lurking on this thread. I got 26 cornish rock crosses from Welp on 3/11. They grew incredibly slowly. I had them on 20% protein feed. Not sure why they were so slow. I have lost a total of 8 birds so far from various causes. None to predators. The last one died this morning with...
  16. KathyK

    Chicks dead after thunderstorm

    They are 5 weeks old. The existing tarp covers 2/3 of the tractor. Plus we get horrid winds here.
  17. KathyK

    Chicks dead after thunderstorm

    It was only about 65 degrees that night. Now it's in the 70's at night. The thunderstorm struck after it got dark. The rest of the chicks were pretty dry in the morning. Not completely dry, as the wind was also blowing. The tarp that covers the tractor blows around and flaps a lot in the wind...
  18. KathyK

    Chicks dead after thunderstorm

    I had 4 out of 24 dead the morning after a thunderstorm. Weird. They all were in the same corner of the tractor, out from under the tarp. We only got 1/2 inch of rain, so they didn't drown in standing water. This happened about a week ago when they were about 4-5 weeks old. Any ideas? We are...
  19. KathyK

    meaties are **3 weeks** today!

    Looks like he left a present in the bowl.
  20. KathyK

    meaties are **3 weeks** today!

    They do stink, don't they? I had mine in a large cardboard box in the garage. I kept adding shavings on top of the dirty ones to keep them clean. They went out at 2 weeks. That was the plan. Luckily I live in a warm climate. Plus we have been having unusually warm weather. I had read that the...
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