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  1. Mortimer

    Dogs attacking my chickens . . . again

    Hello all, hope everyone is doing well, been awhile since I posed here. I'm in my office on my computer tonight and hear a ruckus out by the coop. We have been having problems with coyotes on and off so I grab my Winchester 69 and head out the door with a flashlight. Yeah, it's only a .22LR...
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    Buncha meaties just died . . . what gives?

    We bought 125 Cornish X this year from Welp . . . about 40 more than last year. Been keeping them inside the coop for the last couple weeks, they are 4 weeks old now so I'm moving them outside to the tractors. Got half of them done last night. The tractors are 12' square and 2' tall with...
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    Entering in the little leagues

    Well, we did 10 meat birds last year (Cornish X from Tractor Supply) and they were SOOO delicious we decided to do some more this year. We were kinda hoping we could sell a few to family & friends as well, maybe make a few $$ to buy a few pieces of equipment and maybe cover the cost of the...
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    Feed mill recipe

    Good afternoon BYC'ers We're going to do a large batch of meat birds this spring, about 50 birds. I have a feed mill nearby where I can get feed by the ton for WAAAAY cheaper than 50lb bags at TSC, but I have no idea what to tell them as far as ratios, ingredients, how to mix, etc. Can...
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    Feed storage questions

    Hello all, been awhile since I posted on here. We bought ten Cornish X as our first crack at raising meat birds last year. They were SOOOO delicious we decided this year we're getting a bunch more -- maybe like 30-40. Will probably keep 15 or so in the freezer for ourselves and sell the rest...
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    Second butchering -- it's ALL GOOD :)

    You can read about my first butchering experience here if you like, it was NOT a great experience: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=196012 Yesterday decided to cull another roo. Well, didn't really do it on purpose, it was intended as a disciplinary action, just didn't...
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    Hurt ducks

    We have six ducks total -- two females, four males. The females are one Pekin and one Khaki, males are two Pekins, a Rouen and Khaki. They're all about 20wks or so. Females just started laying, if I could just find the dang eggs! Found a couple -- they're good at hiding them! I noticed the...
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    Premature hatching - Help!

    One of our Delawares went broody in the barn several weeks ago and I put her on top of nine eggs. She's been doing great in there despite the heat of 100+ for the last week or more. They are on day 19 I'm pretty sure, although honestly I cannot remember exactly when I put them under her. It...
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    Daughter found baby chicks today! *Updated pics*

    I was out weeding the garden when my daugher came running, "Dad, there's baby chicks in the boat!" "HUH? No way . . ." I thought . . . sure enough, one of the RIR's had TEN (I think) teensy baby chicks running around with her inside the boat! Will post pics when I can get her away from them...
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    Which are the nicest roos?

    Hello all, We have one BR and one Delaware roo left. The Delawares it seem as they get older (about a year old now) have been getting meaner and meaner, I have disposed of two in the last month. My kids have to be able to play in the yard without fear of getting attacked by roos. We need a...
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    First butchering . . . what did I do wrong?

    OK, noob here to butchering chickens. I'm telling the whole story here just so you have all the details, and can tell me what I shouldn't do next time! One of my Delaware roos, almost exactly a year old, went after a friend of mine's 2-year-old daughter so he had to go. Right after it...
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    Teeny tiny egg?

    Found this in the nestbox today, smallest egg I've ever seen! We have some 14wk old bantams I bought at the feed store this spring (not sure what breed, except the silky she's obvious). Could this be from one of them? Seems pretty early for them to be laying already. Or is it a fluke from...
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    Should I let her try again?

    OK, so we had our first broody about two weeks ago. Put her in her own sectioned-off area of the coop, plenty of food/water/fresh bedding and sit her on 9 eggs. I noticed 2 eggs off to the side around day 8 and removed them on day 10 or so. Candled the others and they looked great! Today...
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    Duck Help

    Need some help from some duck people on building a house for my six ducks. We had them in a partitioned area of the coop along with our chicks when they were younger, but made such a mess of the place I had to get them out. They will empty a 3gal waterer in no time flat, gets water everywhere...
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    Broody suggestions?

    Hello all, This week we got our first broody. She's a BR about 10 months old. The kids call her "Stripey." My 6-year-old daughter was the one to notice, actually, she's been out gathering the eggs lately and said on Tuesday "I think one of our hens is trying to hatch us some chicks! She's...
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    Help! Chickens stopped freeranging

    We have a flock of about 25 mixed RIR's, BR's and Delawares. We let them freerange over our 4 acres, they did find last summer, hardly fed them anything other than table scraps a few times a week and the occasional scoop of scratch. This winter I started feeding them layer mix and scratch...
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    Unfortunately, I think I have to cull my entire flock

    Hello all, hoping to get some advice from those of you with more experience than I . . . this is my first year raising chickens! This form us so full of knowledge surely someone can help . . . so, on with the story . . . sorry if I'm a bit long-winded I recently purchased 10 RIR hens from a...
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    Is feeding hamburger OK?

    Just a quick question -- we try to recycle & reuse everything we can around here, wonder if there's any harm in feeding leftover ground beef to the chickens? It would be cooked of course. Not talking about anything regular here -- just if & when we have leftovers from cooking burgers (kids...
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    Should I buy these?

    We've been looking for some more RIR's for the winter (since our Delawares have all but stopped laying in the cold weather). Found a local guy with 10 RIR hens wanting $10 each for them, seems fair enough . . . BUT he says they are all 2-3 years old. He says they're still laying strong right...
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    I think she's gone broody?

    Hello all, long-time lurker but first time poster. We have a flock of 5 Delaware hens, 4 Delaware roos and I recently (2 weeks ago) purchased 8 young RIR/BR pullets. Six of the RIR's are about 3 months old, the other two are older and just started laying a few weeks ago. My kids named one...
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