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    Talk to me about ducks

    So, apparently I've hatched more Khaki Campbell ducklings than the locals want. :huh I can process and cook a chicken quite well, thank you ;) but... I've never even tasted duck, much less processed and cooked one. School me, please, on raising them with an eye for the freezer, getting them in...
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    Hocks are bending backward

    Okay, I give up on Advanced Search - either I'm an idiot, or my phone's browser just can't handle it, so forgive me if there's a 30 page thread about this topic that I'm overlooking. ;) I have four nearly 4wk old CX. Feeding fermented <20% starter. Have been withholding feed evenings 12 hours...
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    Sexing Buff Brahmas

    I've got two 1 week old chicks from Meyer. One is slightly larger than the other, and still has only the tips of primaries in. The other, slightly smaller, has nearly all wing feathers in, growing shoulder coverts and popping tail feather out. FWIW, the larger chick is darker in color than the...
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    Quick question on HQ Anconas

    Is it normal for four day old pullets to have primaries so well grown already that they look as if they were carrying umbrellas under their arms? :lol:
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    Meyer sale on white broilers

    http://meyerhatchery.com/productinfo.a5w?session.category=Chickens&grd_prodone_filter=PRODUCT%5fID%20%3d%20%27SBRS%27 If I hadn't filled my brooder this morning, I would be so tempted! :)
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    Expecting chicks week of Oct 1?

    I'm expecting a box of peeps this week. Anyone else? :D
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    Tough membranes and tight spaces

    Hi, folks! I processed two EE cockerels a few weeks back - one at about 23 weeks and one at 26 weeks (I was really hoping the second would stay a nice guy - no such luck) and I noticed something... The 23 weeks cockerel had just enough space for me to get my hand in his cavity, and I had hard...
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    Hello from the hayfield!

    Hi, I'm Ali. We live in the middle of a hayfield in coastal South Carolina. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, relatively new to chickens, have had a flock for only about 18 months. Have been wanting chickens since I was a teen, tho, some mumble years ago...
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