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  1. Janie1968

    Ideal Poultry - Shipping Wednesday *06/27/12* - Anyone Else??

    My friend had a broody hen and I had turkeys laying eggs around this time last year so I gave her eggs for her hen to hatch. Three hatched out and survived to maturity. Something killed and ate her female turkey this spring and we harvested her toms on the 4th of July. I think because it is...
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    Ideal Poultry - Shipping Wednesday *06/27/12* - Anyone Else??

    We got our BB Bronze turkeys in the spring, so probably in April and we harvested mid-November so they lived longer then the commercial turkeys. These birds grow so fast, I think the industry standard is 4 1/2 months, so you should have nice sized turkeys by Thanksgiving. I had Ideal throw in...
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    Anyone else have chicks shipping this week?

    Chicks just arrived from Ideal... all are healthy and active, thank goodness! And NO packing peanuts!!! Yea!!! Those golden laced polish chicks are so cute! Now I need to figure out the difference between the black broiler and the black sex link.
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    Anyone else have chicks shipping this week?

    lil blue roux - at what age should I harvest my roosters? My understanding on the Freedom Rangers is that it takes about 3 to 3 1/2 months to get them to a good weight. The roosters that we have harvested so far were older then that... at a guess I'd say between 4 to 5 months old. Those guys...
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    Anyone else have chicks shipping this week?

    Yeah, I'm a little worried about "packing peanuts" arriving with my chicks tomorrow from Ideal. I ordered 12 chicks and then called back to add two more. They sent me two e-mails about my chicks shipping out. Just like you awalrooster, I don't want anymore roosters. We have had way too many...
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    Anyone else have chicks shipping this week?

    Oops, forgot to hit the quote button... the sweetest comment was in reference to Awalrooster getting barred rock chickies later this month.
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    Anyone else have chicks shipping this week?

    They are one of the sweetest breeds out there, that's for sure.
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    ITS EVERYWHERE ... Bedding ideas for toddler and tween chicks

    The pellets are the bedding I use when they are in the house in a large cardboard box we call the Chick Palace. Since my birds are free range during the day, I don't bother with bedding out in their coop... just rake it out once in a while from their night time droppings.
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    Anyone else have chicks shipping this week?

    What breeds did you go with this time?
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    ITS EVERYWHERE ... Bedding ideas for toddler and tween chicks

    I use something called Multipurpose Pellets made by Eagle Valley. Apparently it is also good for wood burning stoves. As my chicks get older I elevate their water so they can't get the pellets into the water. I think I used a shoe box last time.
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    Anyone else have chicks shipping this week?

    I was about to go get bedding for the chicks (multipurpose pellets) when the post office called to say my chicks were in. I thought that they'd be my layer chicks from Ideal in Texas, but they were the Freedom Rangers from JM Hatchery in PA. All 25 are doing great, thank goodness. Hopefully I'll...
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    Ideal Poultry - Shipping Wednesday *06/27/12* - Anyone Else??

    debir 1966 - we started out by raising double breasted bronze turkeys, we had a tom and a hen. Nice birds and they tasted great! Our birds are free range. I thought about breeding them and found out from the Internet that they are physically incapable of doing the deed (the boys are too big to...
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    Anyone else have chicks shipping this week?

    The excitement of chick arrival is so fun! I am expecting mine tomorrow. It started with watching Food Inc and after researching "meat bird" breeds we went with Freedom Rangers. I am splitting a shipment of 25 with my friend and then decided that my flock was getting a little small so I ordered...
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    Heritage Turkey Poults

    Fourteen Narragansett cross (some might be pure Narragansett) eggs in the incubator are scheduled to hatch March 25. I don't want to ship the poults (worried they might not make it) so you would need to come pick them up. We live in Northern California (Fair Oaks).
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    Would Anyone Support This?

    HetaChick, I think it is a great idea to run the incubator and brabator together... hope you are feeling better soon. I'm looking forward to hearing how your babies progress this time around. Fingers crossed for you and your chicks.
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