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    Cornish X vs. Freedom Rangers

    I've been raising meat chickens but I've never done both of these varieties in the same year so a side by side comparison wasn't an option. I decided that this year I would raise more meat birds so that I could share with family and friends and also sell some to help cover my costs. I also sold...
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    Geese and wild strawberries

    I've been raising ducks, chickens and turkeys for some time now. The annual ad was in the paper back in April for chick day at the not so local farm store. I was ordering my turkeys from them anyway so I figured it was about time to try my hand at geese. I ordered 2 Toulouse and 2 Embden. I got...
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    4 Mixed breed chicks

    I have 4 straight run mixed breed chicks that are 8 days old. They are $3 each. The father was a Black Australorp and the mothers were mixed breed layers. Let me know if you are interested. I cannot ship the chicks, they will need to be picked up in Walden, VT. Thanks for looking.
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    4 Black Australorp chicks

    I have 4 straight run Black Australorp chicks that are 8 days old. They are $5 each. Let me know if you are interested. I cannot ship the chicks, they will need to be picked up in Walden, VT. Thanks for looking.
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    Do you think this is Coccidiosis?

    Here is the scoop: I'm raising 25 Cornish X chickens that I purchased from Welp Hatchery. They sent 27 and 1 died right off. Nothing odd there really, these things happen. 4 weeks later, another one dies. It was always smaller than the rest and never grew feathers. I'm surprised it lived as...
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    Why do some chooks have more fat than others?

    I just slaughtered 2 Buff Orpingtons yesterday and one was noticeably heavier than the other. Once I opened them up, I noticed one (The heavier one) had huge fat deposits in the abdomen and the other had none to speak of. They have been raised together and fed the same stuff. I let them run...
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    Chick just hatched, now what? <Picture Added>

    I just had my first chick hatch and don't know what to do. It's running around the incubator cheeping away. Should I put a cup of water in there for it or give it some food. I feel that I should just leave it alone. I heard that it has enough food for 3 days or so without feeding it. I'm pretty...
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    Update on hatch

    Here is an update on my post below. The 1st chick poked a hole in the 1st egg when I woke up this morning. As of now, 6 eggs have started with small holes and I can hear cheep cheep coming from inside. It's pretty exciting and I can't wait to see how it turns out. How long does it usually take...
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