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Hi, we have 2 left over 4h ducks here at home. I have a basic 'biology' question that perhaps i should know but don't :) If we have a male and female ,which we do, when she starts laying...does it mean they will always be fertile eggs? And if so, they are not to be eaten right? If i want duck...

Hello, I am getting a new flock and never really considered the vaccine for Merrk's ...do any of you vaccine for it? If so, can you tell me what your experience was. Is it a common disease? thanks ..

Hi All, I have a flock of 14 ISA browns and the kids took two of them to the county fair for a week-BIG mistake . When we brought them back home and waited until dark to put them in the hen house nest a.m. there was a problem brueing and now two days later one of them is torn open and I would...

Hi , we have our first pekin duck recently, any tips on how to tame them ? Is there any favorite snacks that will win them over? THANKS!

Well, I have learned that if the meat is not allowed to set(at about 35 degrees,not freezing) for 24 hours then the meat will be tender and the muscle will 'relax'. then they are put in the freezer. Last batch I brought them from the processor and then put them right in the freezer, they were...

Ok, thank you for your tips... i will definitely NOT freeze them right away, will wait a day. have a great day...juice

Hello, I am having many meat birds processed next week and understand that I need to keep them cold but NOT freeze them until after 24 hours. Well, have any of you used a freezer but used the warmest setting on it for cold setting? My freezer has 0,2,4, temps..or would I be better off keeping...

I have a ????????????????????????? Im a 4-Her and I am doing ducks for the first time. I have pekin ducks and they are three weeks old. They are in a horse stall at the moment with a heat lamp, water and food. There is nowhere for them to swim. Where is the ideal place for market ducks to be...

thank you so much , great description. have a great sunday

hi, do you use the torch right after processing,before freezing? Or do it each time you about to cook them? Will the torch lower the temp. too much right after culling? thanks. juice

oops! thanks for clearing that up for me Juice

Hello, I am reading all these great responses and have learned alot. Now I have a ??? for you. So do you all leave them at room temp. for a couple of hours before freezing them(so they won't be tough)? If so, do we worry about getting bacteria problems? Thanks. juice

Thank you so much. I will bookmark these pages and try it again. I was starting to think I was only going to be able to bake the whole ones,as we really botched up our first couple of attempts. Thanks again...juice

Thank you,Thank you, Thank you : You all have been soooooo helpful. juice

Hello, I have only been raising meat birds for a year and this last batch are all frozen. I usually roast them because I don't do well with cutting them up. My hubby wants to cut them up for me so I can have more variety in cooking the birds. My ???? is this-what do you use to cut them up...

Hello, these hens are sold..but thanks for looking.

Hi, we have 8 layers for sale(1 year and 4 months old).$30 for them all. 3 buffs, 3 RIR, and 2 black Astrulopes. New babies need to move into the hen house and so these must go. thanks!! Juice

awh! that's neat...thanks for sharing.

oh my gosh! I am way off:rolleyes:,as I was going to do $2/bird . Thank you for the tips...I'll take the average of the advise you all offer. thank you.juice

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