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    Rubbery Chicken??

    Hello! We raised some cornish rock cross birds this past fall...butchered them in early November...and have them stored in our deep freeze. I have made several of them by either roasting them or making them in a stew (actually, chicken paprikash). They taste a little rubbery, and I am...
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    How long are chicks in brooder before putting outside?

    I have my first set of chickens (22 Cornish Rock crosses and 12 RIR - all males). They have been in a brooder since they arrived at a day or two of age on August 27th. I was thinking of putting them outside in one of two chicken tractors I've built (poultry netting on the sides, cover on top...
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    Anyone know of person in NE Kansas who I can hire to process chickens?

    I am looking for someone I can hire in NE Kansas to come to my place and teach me (through demonstration) how to kill and process chickens. Any suggestions? Thanks, David
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    How important are vitamins for Cornish X chicks?

    In looking to buy Cornish X Rock chicks, the online seller suggests one purchase a vitamin stress pack supplement. Is this a wise investment? Thanks, David
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    Anyone have history with ordering chicks from Mt. Healthy?

    I am wanting to purchase some meat birds and have been looking around. Mt. Healthy (http://www.mthealthy.com/home) has good prices. I did a search here and did not find anything written on people's experiences with them, so I thought I'd ask... Thanks! David
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    Is it cheaper to buy chicken at the market or raise it?

    I am going to raise some chickens for meat and asked a friend if they wanted to do it with me. After doing some checking, they said that they have heard it is less expensive to just buy chicken at the supermarket than it is to raise it oneself, when one factors in the costs of feed. I'm...
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    RIR Roosters for meat?

    I am wanting to get some birds for meat. First time. If we are looking at butchering the birds at about 8 weeks, and they will all be roosters, would RIRs be a good choice? Thanks!! David
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    How much square space per chicken for broilers?

    I am building some chicken tractors and trying to get more suggestions from folks as to how much space-per-chicken is needed in a tractor in order to keep them from getting stressed. They'll only be in the tractors until about 8 weeks of age. I have read 1.5-2.0 square feet per chicken, for...
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    Chickens and mint??

    I am planning on raising (for the first time) broilers in a chicken tractor which will be stationary (the Deep Mulch plan as per Chicken Tractor by Andy Lee). In my garden I have a patch which has been overtaken with chocolate mint. Does anyone have any experience with putting chickens into a...
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    Anyone read the book Chicken Tractor by Andy Lee and Pat Foreman?

    I am wanting to raise some chickens (have never done this before) and found an interesting book called Chicken Tractor (third edition, 2004) by Andy Lee and Pat Foreman. In that book, they describe their best design for a 4' x 20' chicken tractor. I am interested in building a couple of these...
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