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  1. KatieH

    Hidden clutch, confused on candling

    My daughter found a hidden clutch of 17 eggs today. My girls only started laying a couple weeks ago and they're locked up at night and sometimes during the day. I looked up candling and tried to make sure they were okay to eat, but I'm still confused on what I'm looking for. All the candling...
  2. KatieH

    Lost my first egg!

    Well, we got our first egg yesterday. My two year old was convinced it had a baby chicken inside, lol. Wouldn't believe me no matter what I said! I put it in an egg carton up on the bread box where I THOUGHT she wouldn't be able to get to it. While I was on the phone with my mom, she pushed...
  3. KatieH

    Rubbery skin after roasting?

    I roasted one of the meaties we butchered on Saturday last night. I did everything as I normally do, but instead of the skin being nice and crispy, it came out thick and rubbery. The meat was great so it wasn't a big deal, but I like the crispy skin! Any clue what caused it?
  4. KatieH

    If you froze before resting

    I knew to let them rest before cooking, but it didn't occur to me to do it with the ones I put in the freezer. How can you loosen them up if you froze them before letting them rest?
  5. KatieH

    Tips on severing artery?

    We tried using a kill cone and severing the artery and it didn't go well. I think I cut way too deep. It looks so easy in the pictures Also, is there a specific way to place the bird in the cone? I put him in with his back to the back but his head didn't come far enough out. I thought at...
  6. KatieH

    First time with meat birds, went well, pics included

    It's our first time with chickens, period. We ordered from Murray McMurray and got black giants and buff orpingtons for eggs, and cornish roasters for meat (hybrids like X, but grow slower by a few weeks). Great chicks, all but one were robust and healthy. We thought one BG was going to die...
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    Dead cornish roaster??

    Not sure what happened, I just went out to water my 6 week old cornish roasters, and one was dead! Yesterday when my husband watered them he said one was making a sneezing/gurgling noise while he drank (it was a dead male and the one making the noise was male). Any idea? I checked his body...
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    What do you think of these plans?

    My husband and I neither one have any construction know how, so I thought if we bought some plans we might have a better shot at building something decent I likethis, but I would need to make it 6x8 (the seller says 4x6 is big enough for 12 chickens, but I disagree! I have 12 and want them to...
  9. KatieH

    What kind of crested is this??

    So I thought this guy (or girl) was a white crested black polish (it was a free random rare from mm) I'm not so sure now that's it's getting more feathers in. It has like a black V about its eyes? Here's a pic when she was a newborn
  10. KatieH

    When to start chicken grit?

    When do I need to start giving chicken grit?? Mine are 3 weeks old.
  11. KatieH

    Pictures (lots of pictures! babies! Eee!)

    I hope this works, it's my first time trying to post pics! Babies arrive (3 weeks ago) Green stuff is some gel stuff that's supposed to give instant nutrition and hydration. I didn't really understand what it was when I got it, so I tried to put it in the water dish (thinking it was just...
  12. KatieH

    Stop me...

    Rural King got their baby chicks in...oh my. They're so cute. Straight run 99 cents each and they apparently aren't doing a minimum anymore! I've already got 12 3 week old chicks (plus 15 meat guys!) I have no more room and my coop isn't even built yet. RESIST! MUST RESIST!
  13. KatieH

    Do meat birds need a coop?

    I have 15 cornish roasters for meat. Right now they're a little over 2 weeks old and set up happily in my garage (in a huge box used to ship oranges). I'm a newbie, so I don't have a coop and run yet. I had planned to get up it at the end of the year last year so it would be ready in the...
  14. KatieH

    Bulging anus

    Great post title, I know My little polish has been having trouble since we got the chicks (almost 2 weeks ago) with paste butt. I've been checking him multiple times a day and trying to keep it clean, but it gets nasty quick over night (maybe I should try to wake up at night and check him?)...
  15. KatieH

    Hi from another Hoosier

    I see I'm not the only Hoosier! I just started raising my first round of chickens a couple weeks ago. It's something I've been wanting to do for awhile, finally dove in We ordered from Murray McMurray on the advice of my friend (who's also my daughter's 4h leader and my neighbor!)- we got...
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