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    I've been processing cockerels and some hens and had a question about poop

    Often I can cut the tail and abdomen and then scoop and pull, but there's been a couple of times where poop will squeeze out, or where once I knicked the intestine and poop touched the meat. I immediate washed the meat and no more poop came into contact with the meat, rinsed it several more...
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    What's the project you've been putting off? What was the last project you put off that you finally finished(ish)?

    I was thinking about all the projects I have partially started that I try to make a dent in weekly (or not nearly as often.) often it's weather that gets in the way, but it's easy to get overwhelmed by the slog of projects you keep meaning to get to, start, work on, or finish. What's your's...
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    When you give your meat birds antibiotics, how long do you wait after medication course is done to cull meat?

    I had a respiratory infection pop up in the flock right before some were going to be culled. So I just treated everyone. I did 80/20 Tylosine/dox. I have read anywhere between a week to two weeks after antibiotics but then when I went to double check I couldn't find it. Is that about what you...
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    I don't need anymore backyard mix eggs but this ad cracked me up so much I had to fight myself not to bid on them. I give you: Immortal Buff Hen!

    Bid at your own risk, hatch if you dare... This buff hen graces me with a perfectly fertilized egg every other day that she produces with the help of her concubine roosters that she refuses to share. Who's the daddy? Who knows... could be an Ayam Cemani or a Bielefelder as those are the two that...
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    GreenFire Farms is having a chick sale

    https://greenfirefarms.com/excesshatchlist.html I think it's still 50% off even though it's past the expiration because it was updated after that. But who knows. Worst case 25% off the German breeds isn't bad. Wanted to share in case anyone saw anything on their wishlist. This list will be...
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    If you have awesome photos or stories of your birds from hatcheries and breeders, consider updating them to brighten their day

    I don't 100% know that it's a frustrating job but having talked to an acquaintance who used to send birds in the mail from her farm and feed store, it was gut wrenching a couple decades ago. It's probably is a lot worse now with shipping birds, and weather issues being more prevalent. If you...
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    Sexing 4 Barred Hollands, 8 weeks old

    Breed: Barred Holland Hatchery: Sandhill Preservation Born: May 12 (roughly 8 weeks old) Probably similar to Barred Rocks. I have looked up differences and according to @CascadiaRiver "Hollands have 6 comb points and Plymouths have 5 comb points Plymouth Rocks are assumed are mixes of...
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    For those who incubate duck eggs, and weigh them for weekly humidity loss checks, how strict is that 2.8% weekly guideline?

    I have ten eggs (9 Muscovy, 1 Pekin) left from a pretty disastrous shipped batch where a lot had messed up air sacs. I've been tracking their weights and today was the second week weigh in. I've been following this...
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    How does one best find replacement prices by a certain chicken type and age? Related to police and insurance reports, livestock valuations

    Referencing: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chickens-attacked-killed-and-mauled-by-neighbors-dog.1670611/ However this topic comes up fairly often: Neighbor's dogs (often negligently) improperly secured crosses property lines and kills livestock on a nearby property. You can...
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    Snackmeat's Nut Mix Picture Journal

    I see a lot of pictures journals and so instead of posting a "look at this pretty pattern!" I figured I would start one. We are lucky because we are largely in this for meat chickens, but wanted to experience chicken meat that would be more likely to be found in other countries, or, less...
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    Need a duck food to recommend to someone. I keep trying to hatch their eggs and they fail between day 14-25.

    At first I thought it was a humidity issue, and it likely was as I had some Cayuga eggs fail earlier that overlapped with this. But I've now had two duck eggs (blue swedish mixes) that failed at day 25 and day 14. The first one had the air bubble looking exactly how it should, according to...
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    What's the most obscure/least mentioned hatchery (with an online presence) you've had a positive experience with?

    I can get certain breeds from locals who have ordered from well known hatcheries. I was wanting to look at most obscured or least mentioned hatcheries that still has an online presence. This way if I decide to breed, I have access to (hopefully) diverse genetics locally. I don't mind somewhat...
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