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    20 nonGMO fed red ranger broilers- central ohio

    Approx 4-5 pound red rangers for sale live $8 each, fed local nonGMO feed.
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    Is this turkey egg fertile?

    Cross posting here: I've been doing this for a few years now and I still can't tell anything about turkey eggs! These are day 10, is my Tom shooting blanks? Here is an unincubated egg: You can see the day 10s are a little darker and have a more discernible air sac, just a little. Thanks!!
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    Are these turkey eggs fertile?

    I've been doing this for a few years now and I still can't tell anything about turkey eggs! These are day 10, is my Tom shooting blanks? Here is an unincubated egg: You can see the day 10s are a little darker and have a more discernible air sac, just a little. Thanks!!
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    Freezing temps and eggs outside not being sit on yet

    I think this year it is colder than it was same time last year, I think I only had a day or 2 or below freezing during the turkey egg laying last year, but next week they are calling for below freezing just about every night, my plan was to stop collecting this weekend, and let them have the...
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    Taking a Poll: how many weeks until your EE/OEs started laying?

    OK so I have raised my first EEs (and OEs) from chicks to pullets, and they are currently 26 weeks old, still nary an egg in sight. I have been reading how they can be slow maturing, so just how slow has been other's experiences? Thanks
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    Bourbon Red breeder selection

    OK! So this is the first year I actually have enough BRs to select breeders. I can't find any threads comparable to the breed threads over on the chicken pages (if there is one for BRs please direct me!). I know I am looking for color and size, the darker the red the better, but are there any...
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    buff duck- treatment for swollen leg and toes- aka "hot leg"?

    hi! Just wondered if anyone has any experience with this- from what research I have been able to find online, it is referred to as "hot leg" and is a bacterial infection, I do not see any broken bones or apparent pain, she just limps along. The shank part of leg and extending to 2 of the toes is...
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    Electronet experience RE raccoons and/or foxes

    I just wanted to share some of the trial and error that has been happening with our electronet- I have had turkeys out at night since last summer and over winter had a 4 polywire fence (netting on the inside- kind of a my own version of electronet). I hadnt had any losses with my "redneck...
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    Ohio egg wash rules for small producers?

    I don't see any laws in the Ohio codes for less than 500 layer operations; does anyone know if the food safety folks at ODA require a certain washing technique? I would like to build/use an immersion washer but it seems that this technique is not permitted in some states. I have tried to ask...
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    First year breeder BRs egg management

    Hello all! Just would like some advice on my first year breeders, this is my first time managing them too! I have 2 hens (and a tom) and I am finding 1 egg per day so far for the last 4 days, I have them a nice big dog house nest in their shelter, but they are laying on the ground outside the...
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    LG w/computer fan circulation/ventilation question

    Ok, so I don't see much on this question previously so here goes: I have an LG upgraded with a computer fan, and I can't seem to get above a 50% hatch rate, I have tried numerous suggestions posted, use a milk bottle cap on knob, got the bator up off the table top a little to increase...
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    Noll's Red Meat Makers

    50 chicks arrived yesterday in fine condition, none dead, from PA to OH, they only took a day and a half to get to my post office. I am going to try to keep track of feed and general weights, nothing too detailed, much too busy! The colors are a bit varied, some are just dark buff, some are very...
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    Breeding experiments with colored rangers- who to cross?

    I have been dreaming up an idea for a colored ranger experiment- and I have a few questions for those that have crossed these guys before: 1. Is it better to keep the hens or a roo for the first cross (or both to each other)? I am seeing different folks give different opinions on this, my first...
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    Will my ducks run away to the stream down the road?

    Hi! Newbie duck question: I am getting my first ducks next month, and we have a large stream that meanders around the road we live on. Will they find it and look at it with love in their eyes, and take off? Or will food prevail? Obviously food prevails with the chickens and turkeys, and no one...
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    Does anyone use "low houses"?

    I really like the low houses in the Robert Plamondon article here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=45053 and here: http://www.plamondon.com/chicken-coops.html#Housing Has anyone used something like them? I would make them lighter though. I just wonder if the hot wires...
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    how many weeks grow out on kosher kings or white meat maker?

    I can't seem to find a specific grow out time in weeks (to 3-4# dressed) for these guys. From what I gather it is similar to Freedom Rangers (12 weeks?), but I am not sure. These are offered by a few PA hatcheries that have been discussed previously. I am planning my batches for next season and...
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    Cockerel thumps/kicks our legs sometimes- does anyone else have this?

    Hi! We have a 5 month old BO cockerel (Boo Boo Chicken as my 3 year old has seemed to name him) he is the only one his age (have other ~14 week old Dels coming up but in other housing), so far he has been very "tolerant" of my daughter messing with his girls, but once in awhile he will kick the...
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    fox, coyote, raccoon or owl?

    We have had something(s) skulking around at night and can help with these clues? Here it is from the beginning. We have just about everything that would like to eat poultry around us. About a few months ago, noticed something tried to rip off hardware clothed coop window- they were not...
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    Why do my BR poults look so different?

    Just curious why my BR poults look so different? The first one is now 6 weeks old, he definitely looks a lot more ostrichy, longer neck bigger eyes, the new one looks chicky. I am totally new to this- the first one hatched from egg from here in Ohio, the second is from an egg from Idaho. Baby...
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    Experience with Noll's White Meat Maker?

    I have been scouring for anyone's experience using the White Meat Maker from Noll's in PA, I like what I hear about their meat birds, but want a clean carcass. Does their white meat maker perform same as their others in terms of hardiness (eg can take heat), foraging ability, etc? I dont mind...
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