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    Guts

    I am interested in raising 25 Cornish Cross for home butchering. I've butchered a few chickens over the years, and I have a buddy who has experience who will help, so I think I am ready for a project of this magnitude. However, I am unsure how I will get rid of a biggish bucket of guts on...
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    Trying Midget Whites for first time turkey experience.

    I thought I would try growing turkeys this year. I wanted to raise some Midget Whites, enough for some to put in the freezer and a trio left over for breeding. I have a small place, 1.5 acres, in the country so I don't have to worry about neighbors or city regulations. I ordered 12 poults from...
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    ... and sometimes it doesn't go as planned

    I've done 3 home chicken slaughters so far, and I've gained confidence. So much that I decided to include my DH in the processing of two young roos we had roaming at large on our farm. They had been crossing the road (bwah!) and getting into the neighbor's yard, much to the old man's vexation...
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    Crockpot not heating correctly?

    I know a lot of you swear by your crockpots. I have not used mine a lot; I never liked the way it cooked. I used it maybe twice and put it away for a long time, around 8 years. This morning I got it out to cook my rooster. I popped the chicken parts in and turned it to "high". After one hour...
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    Dog kill, not road kill

    I had three roosters running around the yard, having become too aggressive to coexist inside the covered run with the rest of the flock. They were on the short list for butchering. My tenant's brother's dog escaped from the house, and before you can say chicken and dumplings, all three roosters...
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    AAaaaagh ... the SMELL ...

    OK, egged on by the recent successes of other members, I decided to butcher my rooster today. I recently lost two out of three hens to predators, and I am about to add 10 half grown chicks to the chicken yard, so it just seemed like the right time to process Mr. Stew. The things that went...
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    Nothing left but feathers

    Something lurking in the tall grass near my coop grabbed one of my girls. We found a depressed spot in the weeds, the size a large dog would make if it were laying down and having a nice snack. This depressed area was covered with feathers and nothing else. The thing is, no dogs have been...
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    First Incubating Experioence, Hova-Bator 1588

    This was my first time hatching eggs. My incubator is a Hova-Bator 1588, a circulated air incubator. I also used a Little Giant egg turner that I bought at the feed store. I ordered a dozen assorted Buff Orpington eggs from Lilrabbit (of this forum). A baker's dozen arrived promptly and...
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