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    chicks weeks 0, 1 and 2

    Just arrived: Dark Cornish: Black Giant: Silver Laced Wyandotte: One week old chicks: Chicks just turned two weeks old, lots of feathers already, huh? I hope these gals will be cold hardy enough for around here (WY)!: Wyandotte: Black Giant: White Rock: Dark Cornish: and...
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    assorted chickens, ID please!

    We ordered 25 heavy males assorted chickens (and got a few extras, plus some Polish in the pictures). Can you help ID any of them? This is the free exotic chick we got: I like this curious dude, too: The whole bunch (they'll need more space soon!): Thanks a bunch!
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    treats and scraps

    At what age can I start to feed my babies with treats - worms, crickets, oats, bread, yogurt - and table scraps & greens from the garden? They're a week old now and have only had chick crumbles and grit. Thanks
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    growth on baby White Rock chick

    Just got my dozen chicks for this year big_smile One of the White Rocks has a weird growth on the throat/neck area sad They have NOT been vaccinated (vaccination could be the reason for swelling there...so that's not it). Has anyone experience with this? The chick seems to be fairly healthy and...
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    White Rock with growth

    Just got my dozen chicks for this year One of the White Rocks has a weird growth on the throat/neck area They have NOT been vaccinated (vaccination could be the reason for swelling there...so that's not it). Has anyone experience with this? The chick seems to be fairly healthy and is eating...
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    meat birds for high altitude

    What breeds are recommended for high altitude? Barred Rocks and Black Giants did fine, but weren't very large @ freezer time...is there a meat bird breed that would do well at 6200', in a colder climate (w/ plenty of sunshine though...)? Thanks!
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    just one remaining ?

    Thanks to all the great advice and pictures on this website our first time processing chickens went pretty smooth this morning . We did 6 Barred Rocks and 2 Black Giants, all exactly 5 months old. Borrowed the chicken plucker and 2 killing cones, used the apple scraper thingy (and my fingers)...
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    how long do I raise PRs for?

    New to this, settled on trying to raise half a dozen PRs for meat in Western Wyoming (6000' elevation, cold nights, but lots of sunshine). They'll start indoors, of course. How long do I want to plan on feeding them, until they're a good size for slaughter? I don't want them to get too tough...
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    Rocky Mountain Chicks

    Thinking about raising meat birds or duals in Western Wyoming for the summer months (May-October), elevation 6000'. Have a shed for a coop and a dog to watch them. Any hints on how to get started? What breeds would do well in our cold, but sunny climate (it gets up 85F in July/August, but it can...
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