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    When should I butcher my rooster?

    I think he's 6 months old. Also best way to cook him? With my hens (not pictured) I'm planning on canning the flesh and also making stock and canning that. Is that a good way to cook him also or would be be good roasted? Thanks!!!
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    Raising meat birds

    I'm starting some research for meat specific birds. Still new to chickens, this is down the road. Ideally I'd like to purchase like 20, raise and cull them, and keep a couple to breed my own. If the breed tends to not get broody, that's ok, I'll have a separate egg flock that can raise the...
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    Top dawg

    I'm still new to chickens. I have 4 layers, 6 pullets, and a cockerel. I was iffy about the cockerel, he was given to me, but I figured I'd test him out and if he doesn't work we'd eat him. I have a 4yo son and I'm really wanting to make sure my little cockerel doesn't get too cocky haha. So...
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    feeding dual purpose hens

    I have 4 jersey giant laying hens, 6 ameraucana pullets, and one French maran rooster. I'm doing dual purpose, hoping I can get some breeding going on soon, planning to butcher hens around 2 years as well as any bred cockerels. I'm feeding organic and they don't have an all purpose organic...
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    Arsenic in water

    I have arsenic in my well water. It's 20 ppm, the acceptable range is 10ppm or less, so it's not a crazy ton. We filter our drinking water, but... Is it ok to give livestock water with a little arsenic? Will it be safe to eat the chickens and their eggs?
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    New roo

    I have 4 jersey giants in one pen, 1 yo, and 6 ameraucana chicks in a crate, 4 weeks. Got a French maran roo from my lovely stepmom, he's still small so maybe 2 months? I'm just gonna throw him in with the big girls, is that ok or should I leave him in his little crate with them for a day or so...
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    Dual purpose

    I have 4 jersey giant layers at 14 months and 6 ameruacana at 2 weeks. Plan is to butcher at 2 years and rotate. We will also be doing meat birds in the future to butcher, I'm acquiring a French maran rooster for breeding purposes, but this is my plan for my egg flock. Should I be having my hens...
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    Feeding laying hens

    I have 4 jersey giant chickens, I bought them about 3 weeks ago. The previous owner was feeding them pellets and corn, but the hens don't seem very interested. They love weeds from the garden. I got them a hanging feeder and I kept throwing meal worms in it until one of the hens pecked into the...
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    Layer boxes

    Started my flock with 4 1year jersey giant hens, just saw the pic and thought they'd be perfect. Well, didn't think about if they would fit in the coop I inherited when we bought the place and have been fixing up (guess hubby is gonna have to build me one now). I have them in a covered enclosure...
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    New homesteader

    Hi there Just bought some land in rural northern California, got myself some jersey giant chickens for eggs. There's 4 of them at 1 year old, they were free range and a little skittish but I've been spending time with them and giving them meal worms, they seem to be getting used to me I'm...
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