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    Meat birds. Is it worth the effort? And what do I do next?

    I am living in Panama. I am trying to raise chickens as an economical and delicious way to eat. I have 28 birds of different ages. About 10 are ready for the soup pot now. I processed 4 about 10 days ago. I am ready to process more very soon. Unfortunately I have not kept accurate...
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    Should I let one of my cockerals hang out and get huge?

    I am raising birds for meat purposes. But, I love the look of the big cockerals in the nieghborhood. People have them for trophies it seems like in my neighborhood. Are they beneficial? Some of the cocks I have in my neighborhood are as big as a house! Just kidding. But, since I have so...
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    At what age should I let my yard birds play in the yard?

    I have 17 brownish red yard birds, some 2 months, some 1 month old. I live in Panama and there are many ferrel chickens already in my large yard. My fiancee does not like to let the birds play outside but I believe it is the best for them. She is worried about their safety etc. I know, from...
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    What did people do 100 years ago when there was no freezers?

    I am asking this question because I am living somewhere where the luxories that I used to have are no longer available to me. How did people use their chickens effectively to feed their families when they had no refridgeration? For me, this is a good question because I have only a small fridge...
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    Question on growing DP in stages.

    Raising meat chickens is a new experience. My goal is to produce my own chickens for the kitchen here in Panama. I have reddish brown broilers(they look like RIR's to me). I have 8 that are 2 months old, 9 that are 1 month old. I am thinking about buying 10 more chicks in the morning and...
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    Hello from Panama!

    I am newly retired and living in Panama near Los Tablos. I have plenty of room outside and and since there was a chicken coop already on the property I decided to raise chickens. I am new to this hobby but it seems that everyone in my barrio raises chickens and the roosters crow all day and...
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