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    Cornish X batch cracked corn only?

    Thinking of doing my next batch of four on cracked corn only. Bag says it is 7% protein. I don't care if they grow slower by feeding them this, just wondering if anyone else has done it and what the results were...
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    How much do you feed your layers a day?

    I keep food out for my six layers all day and take it up at night and they go through a 50 lb bag a month. Does anyone feed your layers less or what do you do?
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    Keeping Meaties Dry!

    Terrible rain here where I am...how do you keep your meaties dry if you have them in a wire grow out pen or tractor? I have a tarp of a portion of the grow out pen and a plastic 55 gallon drum with shavings in it for them as their shelter (4 cornish x) but it still got water in the barrel and...
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    Production Red chick acting funny

    My mom says one of her production red chicks is acting lathargic and seems to have diarreah and hanging out by itself. She since has separated it from the rest....what's wrong?
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    My small meat bird project

    I decided I would try a little meat bird project. I picked up 4 cornish X from TSC when they finally got chicks in on the 28th. They were $1.99 a piece plus a bag of pine shavings and a 50 lb bag of Dumor 20% Starter/ Grower came to: $31.50 My plan is to slaughter them when they finish that...
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    20 Percent Starter/Grower

    Can I feed this throughout the life of my Cornish X chickens?
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    Feeding Meat Birds

    Going to put three cornish x in a tractor in my backyard and move them around each day in the yard. How much grass will they eat? I would like them to eat as much grass as possible and supliment them as least I can with commercial food. I understand that they may not grow as fast but that is...
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    Suggestions for small meat bird pen

    I am wanting to build a very small structure to house 3 cornish X meat birds...anybody got any ideas as to what I could use to build this? I want to do it cheaply as possible, maybe using pallets. Does anyone have any pictures of something similar?
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    Fencing for chickens

    What is the cheapest solution to keeping my chickens out of my small garden plot...it's 8' X 12' and I have two 4' X 4' raised beds also. I need to keep them out of the flower bed also. It needs to be real cheap. I hate to not let them free range in the afternoons like I have been doing.
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    Storage life of eggs...

    Without washing the eggs and allowing the natural bloom to remain on them, how long will they keep in the fridge?
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    Rusty looking substance on yolk.

    Seems to be some sort of little rusty looking flakes on the yolks of some of the eggs I get from my barred rocks. At first I thought it was something free floating in the egg, scratched at it with the tip of a knife and it seems to be a little rusty spot on the yolk...sorry for no picture. It...
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    Self sustaining

    Is there such a thing as a self sustaining pure meat bird flock?
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    Goats or Cows?

    We have 11 acres of which about 5 would be suitable for either type of livestock...this will be our first rodeo and we are looking for a supply of milk for a family of 5 and some meat. The cost of fencing is a huge issue and we need to know what we would need to get and how much it cost for cow...
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    Need advice on starting new flock...

    Going to put some chickens at my mothers house...she has 11 acres. Her yard proper is probably about an acre to acre and a half. How many chickens would be a good start for her to have a sustainable flock? I am new to free range chickens, as I live in a different location and have a small...
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    I painted my chickens!!!

    Yes, you read that correctly...long story short, I finally got around to painting my chicken coop and decided to use one of those Wagner power sprayers instead of a paint brush. Boy was that a bad idea. I made the chickens go inside the coop while I painted the front of the coop with the pop...
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    Creating an egg layer rotation...

    I have 9 barred rocks that are 24 weeks old...two have begun laying and the rest aren't. The two that are laying began on the 13 of January and of course they are just small pullet eggs. Got to thinking about how I can enusure that I will have a constant supply of eggs. What is the normal...
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    Can I feed my meat birds layer crumbles....?

    I have layers and I feed them Dumor 16% layer crumbles...I will be doing about 4 batches of 3 Cornish X in my backyard during the spring and summer and was wondering instead of buying two different types of feed can I just feed the Cornish X the Dumor 16% layer crumbles?
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    Where / How do you store your fresh eggs?

    When you collect them from the nesting box, where do you store them? Is storing them at room temp on the counter ok, if so, how long can I leave them out unrefrigerated? Just use tap water to wash it before eating?
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    First Barred Rock Egg!!!

    Came home for lunch and one of my barred rocks laid our FIRST EVER EGG!!! So cool! My wife, little girl and I took pictures and enjoyed the moment on this Friday the 13th, no less. My hens are 164 days old today or 23 weeks old.
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    What does the 'egg song' sound like?

    What does it sound like? Is it loud?
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