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    Spring Freezer camp '10 in the bag

    53 Cornish X chicks resulted in 50 nice wholesome birds for the freezer. We lost one at day two and then one on thursday and one on friday morning, days 55 and 56, to CHD. Got the family together on friday at 10 am and had everything cleaned and the coolers full by 1:30 pm. The birds were 8...
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    Gizzards Galore

    Okay, everyone what's your ideas on packaging the gizzards. I never thought of letting them "rest". Has anyone tried this? I know they're chewy, as gizzards are supposed to be, but can you tenderize them a bit by giving them more time in the fridge. I've got 50 Cornish X's headed for "Camp...
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    New Trick for segregating Cornish Xs and Standards?

    I'm raising up 50 Cornish Xs and 9 RIR and 5 BRs. I started them out together in a oblong water tank. after 1 week I moved the Cornish to a 4x8 plywood brooder due to the pooping capacity of the lil monsters and left the RIR and BR in the trough brooder. The Cornish lived in the 4x8 brooder...
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    Blue Wyandottes coming from Meyers

    I order 10 Blue wyandotts from Meyers a couple of weeks ago along with 50 Cornish Xs. They're due to ship 3rd week of May. I tried to find the Blues through some of the other hatcheries but Meyers seemed to be the only one raising them. Has any one recieved any of the Blues from Meyers...
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    RIR Chick with a bum leg.

    Okay peeples, here's a question for you. I've got a week old RIR chick with a broken knee joint. Came home that way for the store with a group of 9 other RIR and 5 BR all pullets destined to be layers. I debated about culling when I saw the problem but my daughter wanted to see if see would...
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    Fire bricks and Chicks

    Just a quick question. Used some Fire brick to raise the waterer and feeder off of the pine litter so the shavings don't get into the feed or water. We have noticed that the chicks are pecking at the brick to the extent that they are rounding over the edges of the brick. After seeing this it...
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    Hello from Idaho

    Just dropping a note to say hello. Found this forum through Google and wow were we impressed. Tons of great info and family like atmosphere. Way to go Folks. We're getting back into raising chickens after a 25yr hiatus. Used to raise 100 Cornish crosses a year to stock the freezer. Always...
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