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    Muscovy - How long to reach market weights

    I am looking to add Muscovy ducks to my enterprise and I have been having issues finding info on them. I am looking for Feed to Weight Conversions How long to get to market weight Best age to process for ease. (like Pekings they say 7 weeks, 12 weeks and then one other time) The hardest...
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    Guard Geese... Posted In another thread

    I am looking at some methods to protect my laying flow while in the field. Mainly from overhead predators. In the field I have to keep my layers I can't keep a dog out there so I have been keeping my birds in tractors but would like to let them run free within my electric netting and let them...
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    Guard Geese

    I am looking at some methods to protect my laying flow while in the field. Mainly from overhead predators. In the copule acres I have to keep my layers I can't keep a dog out there so I have been keeping my birds in tractors but would like to let them run free within my netting and let them...
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    Brunty and Others

    I know Brunty started raising pigs a while back and doing some produce. I also know he used his pigs as tillers to start some garden plots. I just got a grant for a hoop house and I have a spot for it about an acre. The hoop house is 26 x 72 and thought about getting few pigs to till up the...
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    Fencing....

    I know this is not meat bird related but thought I would share. I have always used poultry netting for my goats that I raise. But this year I have been fixing most of my nets that are 2 - 4 years old. Mice eating them, snags and tangling tears, new posts, etc. Plus on occasion I will come...
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    1 New Meat Brooder Done, 3 to Go

    Well I moved my brooders outside instead of my garages and shed. Needed the space. So I built one so far and 3 more to go. It is 8 x 8 x 2 all the way around and 4 at the peak. Sides pull off as you will see from one photo showing the inside. I used green house glass from menards as doors...
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    Chickens and Goats....

    I got some boer meat goats earlier this year and put them on pasture inside poutlry netting. And it seems the shock did not deter them at all from trying to get through the netting and getting caught in it. So I had to pull them back to the barn and keep them in there. does anyone out there...
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    Splayed or Leg Problems (Splits)

    So I have never had problems with legs before and it seems this year out of 200 birds over a 1/3rd of them I have had to cull because of leg issues. What is the cause of splayed or when their legs go out from side to side and they don't recover? I have been starting them same as always? In...
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    Vent issue help!!

    Image shows the vent pushed out with the egg still stuck in it. do I just push it back in?
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    Dogs

    Seeing as everyone on this thread has a mix of animals they raise, would only be best to ask here. I am looking at getting a dog to stay out in the pasture with my hens, goats and sheep from March - Nov. Then after Nov dog would come to stay at my house. I am wondering the best type/breed...
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    Home made bulk feeders

    Has anyone out there made any feeders that hold 200 - 400 lbs of feed for their flock? I am looking to keep in the coop area and would like it to hold up to the amounts below at minimum. I am looking for ideas, sizes, etc. Any out there have photos or plans to share?
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    Recipies for Feed

    Hey all, I am in the process of trying to find alternative protien for my broiler feed. Currently use soy meal and it is fine. But I have a small family store that would like to purchase 600 birds per year possibly more but their one requirement is no soy in the feed. I don't use bone meal...
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    Recommendatinos for 7,000 ft Elevation

    I will be at my other place for a majority of the summer this year and it is at 7,000 feet of elevation in Wyoming. Is there any recommendation for meat bird to raise? Will CX make it for any length of time that high?
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    Moveable Pastured Layer Houses

    So seeing as many of us have tractors for our meat birds. How many have moveable structures for their layers? I am in the process of designing a moveable layer structure and was looking for plus' and minus' on what people like and dislike. Also, looking for some images of what people have...
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    Pasture Raised Hen Tractors

    Hi all, Since expanding my flock I am in the process of bulding or creating new moveabel pasture house for my hens. I was hoping to see or get some ideas from others out there that have their hens on pasture. My flock is up to 250 hens. So looking for something to house them for the night...
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    Calling Out Brunty

    Jeff, When you get a moment can you send me a PM? I would like to ask a couple questions offline. Thanks Anthony
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    nestboxes

    If anyone out there is looking for nestboxes I recommend here: And they come fully assembled for you. http://www.henpalsnestboxes.com/ Great people and small family making them one at a time
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    All of you egg sellers

    So I have added to my current laying flock big time for me. I went from 100 hens to 500 hens. As I have had a demand but I am also trying to sell to a few local restaurants. My question is do any of you guys out there sell to your local markets and restaurants? I know my current model and...
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    Probably common question but..

    It has been awhile that I have raised chicks (pullets) and I have a batch of 75 right now that are a month old. I have one that body size is on course with all the others. But, it's wings have ony 2 featers on each wing, a couple on the rump and it's neck feathers. Otherwise it is still all...
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    Pig Question in the MEAT Section

    Hey all, I am looking to get 2 - 4 pigs next year. I have read a lot in this section about how people raise them but, I still have a few questions. I was thinking of getting them in March/April time frame. How long would I need to supplement with a heat lamp? And would a 3 sided lean to type...
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