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    old turkey???

    I have a Bronze tom that is 9 months old. I'd like to butcher him but I'm not sure if he's to old to eat. Any advice???? Thanks, Steve
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    Rapid onset & death...

    Our turkeys were active eating and drinking and seemed content. An hour later, one is dead and two others went down an hour later. They were about five days old. They were in the same brooder as our chicks and about the same age. They all seemed to get along fine. The brooder was sanitized...
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    Meat birds that won't die at 10 weeks....

    Okay, I just raised a batch of Cornish cross meat birds. Although they are easy to raise, They are the most loathsome, pitiful things we've ever raised. Half of them went lame by the 6th week. Our goal is to find a breed that we can raise and eat some of them and keep a few for breeding more...
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    Tai & pin feather pulling - Bleeding.

    Some of my 3 month old girls are having their tail feathers and tail pin feathers bloodied. I think it may be some of the older birds doing it but I haven't been able to catch one in the act. I remove the bloodied bird, clean it up, stop the bleeding and return it to the flock the following...
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    Cost chick to table...

    I'm sure this comes up all the time, but what does it cost to put a chicken on the table. I have the space, hardware, water and time. I have about fifty laying hens & pullets and I'm thinking about starting to grow our own meat birds. I have slaughtered chickens before but its been a while...
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    Dead and dying chicks from a "hatchery"

    We ordered 25 chicks from a popular place (not the same place Natalie used). I called last Monday to find out when they would ship and they told us it would be the 17th. On the 19th they still had not arrived so we called again. They explained that there was a late hatch and they didn't...
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    Chicken with a bloody nose....

    I was hand feeding one of my EEs and a little blood started coming out of her left nostril. I've ever seen anything like it. She seems to be feeling fine other than that. Any ideas? Thanks,
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    Leg mites and worms.

    Hi there. Can anyone tell me how much ivermecton to give a one year old RIR? I got her from another flock and she’s wormy and has leg mites. Thanks!!! Steven
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    First egg.....

    A little over a week ago one of my RIR laid her first egg. She hasn't laid again until today. The first egg was very small, and the one she laid today is a little larger, but still very small. Is this normal? Steven
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    Coming of age....

    We have an established flock of eleven hens and a rooster. We have twenty seven soon to be six week old's in the brooder that we want to add to the flock next weekend. Any suggestions, tips, advice on minimizing stress on all concerned? Thanks......
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