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    Early fertility?

    Back on March 12 or 13 I got some day old polish chicks and about 4 weeks later integrated them to my coop(August hatch). One of the polish turn out to be male. The Silkies went broody and two weeks ago I put some fertile eggs from Craigslist under them. That left just one hen laying and I was...
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    Processing and packaging essentials.

    I did several searches and didn't come up with anything I felt nice and complete. Have 11 CX to process in a few weeks. So I know I need knives with Havalon, scalpel, utility knife being popular Restraining cone, I might bend and rivet one from sheet metal myself since $25+ seems...
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    How early in the season can I start?

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/yes-you-certainly-can-brood-chicks-outdoors If using the "Mama heating pad" and "red broilers" from Purely Poultry how soon do you think I could order here near Green Bay weather wise. The Red Broilers are supposed to be 6-7lbs in 9-10 weeks, seem like less...
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    Black hen?

    The black hen was a freebe with silkies I bought Labor day estimated hatch mid to late August, when young she looked just like the Black Copper Maran chicks I had but she has bare legs. The Marans were 5for5 roosters so none left. The all white is a White Sport Cream Legbar, there are two...
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    Things we would do different.

    I finally just built a larger tractor for our layers, I had done a small one first to kind of get a feel and learn some lesson. Well I learned more lessons on the second. New run is roughly 5x10x4ft high, coop is actually a separate piece and the adjoining wall is plywood, there is a hinged...
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    Flock integration

    I have 6 layers 3 Cream Legbar, 1 EE, 1Olive Egger, one unidentified but seems to be a hen looked like Black Copper Maran with bare legs when tiny. They are in a small tractor and I need to give them more room, fortunately the "frozen tundra" isn't frozen yet. New tractor is double the size...
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    Whole chicken recipe request.

    I just treated myself to a new toy. Thinking a whole chicken. I am sure some of you have similar grills/smokers let me know your favorite whole chicken recipe. I don't have a standup chicken cooker yet but might pick up a ceramic one today if I can find one. I am not willing to use an...
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    Grounding an electric fenced tractor.

    I know without a doubt there is a high predator load in my neighborhood. So right off the bat I bought a DC fencer. I put it on galvanized rod pushed deep as I could into the ground, probably 16" or so. I am going to in addition run a ground wire around the coop. Question is, can I ground...
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    Predator "proof" a chicken tractor.

    Warning, I am long winded. I live in a sort of rural area of north east Wisconsin, in 4 years I have seen, heard, of had pictures of fox, racoons, possum, skunk, owls, various hawks especially redtails and a cooper's hawk are around constantly. Neighbor had a roadkill deer in his woodline...
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    Am I on the right track?

    I would rather be told I am off track than find out the hard way, everyone makes mistakes and I see forums like this as the way we try and help others avoid repeating ours. Looking to start a small home flock, more hobby/pets than production. Learning for the kids etc. Found some local...
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    New from Greenille WI

    Hello No flock yet, in hopefully the late stages of research. Got into gardening to teach the kids about where food comes from and well this seems to be a good progression of that lesson. Some friends have a farmette and the kids LOVE going there. I don't have enough room for that but I do have...
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