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Breeds for producing meat chickens
Hey there, I'm planning to raise some chickens for meat to stock the freezer. I'd prefer not to buy more chicks since I can easily hatch my own. I have either a buff Orpington rooster or any of my three Easter egger roosters. And for hens I've got 3-5 each of buff Orpington, Easter egger, black...- teaspoon
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- Forum: Meat Birds ETC
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Leg band size for chickens and ducks
I recently moved to a small ranch and my landlord was nice enough to let me use his old barn (2 large stalls). So I've finally gotten some khaki Campbell ducks along with a flock of 29 chickens. Most of the chicken breeds I've had before (buff orpingtons, black austrolorp, Easter eggers, cuckoo...- teaspoon
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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sleep talking about chickens
I was reading one of my favorite blogs and today's post was about chickens! I just had to share it. http://sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com/2011/12/dec-30-2011.html- teaspoon
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- Forum: Random Ramblings
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thinking of getting some ducks
Hello! I've been raising chickens in my backyard for about five years now. I live in a neighborhood where the houses are fairly close, but since I don't have roosters crowing, no one has complained. In fact, I often get people stopping to ask about the hens, and a few neighbors buy eggs from me...