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    8 week old mystery hen?

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    11 Week Freedoms

    I cant believe these guys are already 11 weeks..Do i wait to see if they fatten up more..or go for it..I dont have a postal scale, but weighed myself and then myself with chicken in hand and got between 5 and 7 pounds...Not sure how much bigger they will get? So naked thats what, between 4 and 6...
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    what kind of scale

    whats the cheapest best way to measure your meaties? Im on amazon and theres like 5000 scales..good grief!
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    New freedom pics of 26 roos

    Okay...so these guys are at 8 weeks yesterday..I dont have a scale but they are heavy...Been feeding wheat scraps from the mill, compost, and about 1 gallon of 23% gamebird in the morning for 30 roos to share...They are freerange from about 8 am untill 7 at night, although they dont stray to far...
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    Quick ?? about protein, please help

    My freedoms are at 7 weeks now and look good, however I ve had them on straight grain(wheat, barley, corn) and forage, and Im thinking they need more protein then they are getting..So the question is of my two local choices, do I want Gamebird pellet 25% OR Meatbird crumble 21%, and whats a...
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    Splayed Leg In 6 Week Freedom Roo????

    Does anyone have any idea if this is just a splayed leg problem, or if it could mareks..if it mareks, is this the only symptom, one leg goes to the left, one to the right..cant stand up..but can move toes, etc..eats fine, scooches around, no other symptoms..Just noticed it last week.. Anything I...
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    what breed is she

    I am "almost" sure she is not a freedom ranger, as there was a mix up and she is 1/4 the size of my meatbirds, and I believe she came from a different hatchery..Any ideas?
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    Splayed Leg In 6 Week Freedom Roo????

    I have had my 26 roos out in the coop for 2 weeks now..They are locked up at night and the gate is open during the days for those who want to go out and range..I just noticed today that one of the roos is sitting in his food bowl, and his legs are out to the side..he doesnt seem able to stand up...
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    Help!! Anyone Awake?? Need Advice

    I moved my freedoms outside tonight, they were so big...but only 4 weeks, they are all huddled in a big wire cage out in the coop with the rest of my hens that are pets..its gonna get to 40 tonight, seems I put the other ones out about now..will they be okay w/o a heat light, or should I go...
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    Look at size difference from freedoms and reg chick at 3 weeks

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    Graining Freedoms

    The frredoms are 3 weeks today, and doing great, turns out because of the postal mix up, i have on reg laying hen, mixed with the Freedom roos.It is shocking how small she is in comparison to them. I have them in a wood box in the gargae, last night it got down to 39..At what point dont they...
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    Freedoms Week 2 plus a few questions?

    Okay, so with a hatch date of 8/11 we will be two weeks old tommorow..Im assuming weve got mostly FR becasue of the postal mix up, they all seem about the same size and color.. Im leaving them in my husbands care , as I am leaving tues and will be back fri..Ive switched some things around and...
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    Rooster needs to go??

    I am so bummed as i was going to keep this one java/cochin rooster out of the 20 we raised for meat..I have 4 brahma hens that are pets..Their rooster was dead in the pen a few days ago..not sure if there was fowl play on part of the java..But now that all the birds are gone accept my 4 hens...
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    Non organic starter???

    Im worried because I hear you all freeding your meat birds 22-24% starter..My organic starter is only 18 and I think the highest I can get thats medicated starter is 20..I tried eggs this morning they have no intrest..maybe 5 days old is to young for various foods? Do you all eat birds raised on...
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    Harvest yesterday

    My friends came and took the remaining 10 chickens yesterday.This time she measured the temp of her scalding water..145 she said..She said it was the difference between night and day from the first batch..the feathers came of so easy and all the pin feathers came out, and no ripping of the skin...
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    Hello from Southern oregon

    Im new to this forum, and I love it,,It is such a valuable place for info and an amazing bunch of folks!Im raising meat birds with a friend, I raise them she does the dirty work, we split it all down the middle..Its hard to not get attached, but Im trying. After seeing FOOD INC, I have...
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    What is she?

    I know shes a hen, 17 weeks old, and some kind of heirloom breed? I was suppose to harvest her today, but shes so small and pretty I decided to keep her!
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    Freedom rangers arrived...but...

    I was going to document their growth weight, etc..as we ordered 25 roos from JM..They were lost in the mail, and I was called by a lady in a different city who received them by mistake, as she had also ordered laying pullets for herself from a different company..she put them all together and...
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    Chicks lost in mail?

    Im so worried, I was sent 25 freedom rangers on wed..They said theyd be here by fri..today is fri, and no more mail coming in..I live in a tiny town, but they said it didnt matter. lady at post office said priority mail can be 3 to 5 days, with no guaruntee! I hope they get here tommorow, but if...
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    Yummy

    Remember me sharing with you all about the first batch of birds that were harvested then frozen w/o aging that were chewy...took one out of the freezer on mon, BBQ'd it tonight aftert three days aging in the fridge and what a difference!! Thanks everyone, the info has allowed me to want to...
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