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    How to mark newly hatched chicks?

    Okay here is the problem. I am over run with babies! I purchased 50 Cornish x chicks and all was well. Them my grandson took an incubator to school and 8 hatched there. And then I ,yes me myself and I, wanting some black autrolorps so now 14 have hatched today.....then the kicker the...
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    LUNG SCRAPER(REMOVER)

    Where can i buy a lung removing tool. I have looked and can't seem to find one. thanks!
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    White Cornish standard

    Does anyone know where to purchase standard white Cornish hatching eggs or day olds?
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    preparing for nesting

    I just purchased a breeding pair. I have a question concerning a nesting area. What reading that I have done indicates that the hen prefers to be hidden to lay. I have them in a run and coop. no nesting boxes in the coop. so I picked up a barrel today to make a nesting area. so it's a 55...
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    what just hatched?

    I have what i thought was a pure breed of dark cornish. I have a rooster and 4 hens of laying age and some younger ones. I just hatched my first batch. the chicks are yellow with black stripes down their backs. I expected them to be all black and have a few lighter spots. They look...
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    why are they cracking and rotting?

    I have been hatching eggs for years and just recently using the same incubators some of my eggs have rottoed and cracked in the incubator. Does any one know what has happened? The only thing that has changes is that I am hatching dark cornish birds now. They seem to be the only ones that...
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    Help! Problem with frig while aging

    I slaughter 8 birds on Sunday afternoon and put them in the frigerator to age. I went out this morning to bag and freeze them and the brine that I had them in was frozen. The refrigerator is in an out door building and with the outside temps dropping it must have caused it to freeze. Now...
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    how to raise protein in feed store feed

    I have been trying to develope my own cross for meat birds. I have read that to make them grow faster to increase the protein. I would like to use 24-27% protein feed. I can only buy about 20% by buying game bird feed. Any suggestions? thanks!
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    Turkeys and Chickens

    I have been thinking about getting a turkey to add to my flock. I have about 20 plymouth rock pullets and two roosters. Can I add a turkey? I have found some royal palm turkeys four months old for $10. Will they be big enought for the holidays? At what age do you normally...
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    Time to Slaughter?

    I have 28 mixed breed birds. They are a mix of Black Copper Maran and Plymouth Barred Rock pullets or pure barred rock. They were hatched the first week of March 2011 and I plan to slaughter them tomorrow. That was my intention when they were hatched. Do you think that I am wasting my...
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    OK the Meaties are in the freezer now - now what?

    I butchered 20 meaties the past week and today. Everything went as planned. Now I am preparing for my own strain of birds for meaties. A Dark Cornish rooster over Barred Rock Hens. I hope to keep it going wtih a new hatch ever few months. So here's the question.... I housed the...
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    leg bands or wing tags

    I have some younger birds - about 9 weeks old that i want to mark. That way when I mixed them with the other birds I will know their age. I also plan on breeding a mix my dark cornish and my barred rocks. What works best and stay on better. Leg bands or wings clips. If i understand...
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    Is there a way to tell if the meat has "rested" long enough?

    I butchered 30 cx birds yesterday and have them in coolers of ice brine water. Is there a way to tell if the have sat long enough? I plan on packing them in the freezer on Friday evening? Any suggestions? Also, I plan to freeze the livers, do they need to rest also. I have them...
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    butcher day - finished one more question

    I have about 30 cx that i will butcher tomorrow. I have never done this many. Here's my question... if i plan to cut them up - do i do it before or after i let them rest? I plan to do a mix of whole birds and cut up. thanks!
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    Splitting breast

    How in the world do you easily split the breast to package after butchering. I have butchered several birds and have 30 to do next week. I always have a hard time splitting the breast. Any suggestions? Also do you let the meat rest before you split the breast or does it matter? thanks!
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    wheel style plucker

    I have a wheel type plucker for sale. It has about 10 or more "fingers" I clamp it to my table and go to work. It works great. It runs on AC or 12 V DC, so it can be used in the field also. Does an awesome job. Buyer pays actual shipping. I accept paypal. It has only been used a...
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    Home made incubator with eggs

    i have a home made incubator that is made in the shape of a house. It has a glass front so you can watch the hatching. I have been very sucessful hatching chickens, quail and pheasants in it. It uses a light bulb for heat and requires manual turning. IUt has a hinged top for easy...
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    question about dark cornish rooster comb

    i think i made a mistake today. I purchased a trio of dark cornish birds. I had commited to the purchase before i noiced the rooster has a rosebud comb. The man said that they are pure breed. Had i been decieved? I have looked at pictures and don't see any rosebud combs. So do you...
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    Question about breeding Meat birds

    I have the oportunity to purchase a dark cornish trio (Local), or 18 hatching eggs(shipped) . The trio is 8 months old and the hens are laying. I have two questions: 1. Do you suggest the trio over the hatching eggs. I have a flock of 24 barred rocks and one BR rooster and then I...
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    WTB - Dark or White Cornish Rooster

    I would like to find a Cornish Rooster. Not the Cornish X but the pure breed. I would be willing to buy some hatching eggs if necessary.
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