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  1. jpace

    Can I pluck a chicken long after butchering? After freezing/thawing?

    Just me but I would not leave the feathers on during rest or freeze. As I am plucking and gutting; I am also cleaning the chicken...
  2. jpace

    Transporting Cornish Broilers

    With the temp in the 60s I would close the bed cap, since heat will not be an issue. The 60 MPH wind might scare them into hurting themselves. Not sure about how many to a box... I process my chicks, so they have a short trip:)
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    Whizbang Plucker help

    When I built my plucker a few years ago, this was my problem to begin with. Added a stronger spring to the tensioner and it worked great.
  4. jpace

    Freedom Ranges and Chicken Tractors

    How long do you keep them in the brooder?
  5. jpace

    Freedom Ranges and Chicken Tractors

    With the Cornish I had raised, they did require moving twice near the end. I will post pics as I go along. I am ordering 50 today.
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    Freedom Ranges and Chicken Tractors

    I sure am hoping the FRs poop less that the CornishX! I also like the idea of them moving around more that locked in the tractors - will have to see how this works.
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    Freedom Ranges and Chicken Tractors

    Had not thought about a tougher meat... Thank you!
  8. jpace

    Freedom Ranges and Chicken Tractors

    A bump: No one has done Freedom Rangers and let them range during the day?
  9. jpace

    Plucking Question

    I like chicken - I'd skin them and have fajitas :D
  10. jpace

    Freedom Ranges and Chicken Tractors

    Planning on raising meat chickens again this year – Freedom Rangers for the first time. I normally (with the Cornish X) put 25 in each chicken tractor and move them as needed. By the end of the 8ish weeks, about twice a day. With the Rangers I am thinking of still using the chicken tractors...
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    Getting meat chickens soon!!!

    I should be picking up mine next week. Good luck! I'm trying Freedom Rangers for the first time.
  12. jpace

    To Rest or Not to Rest, Also How Should I Cook It?

    That's exactly how we do ours. Cooler with ice and water to quickly drop temp, then to the fridge.
  13. jpace

    Is a chicken plucker worth it?

    I hand plucked chickens for my first two years of raising Cornish X. Year three I build a plucker" and have not looked back. The best I could do hand plucking was about 20 minutes a bird (yep, I'm slow :)) - with the plucker it is about 20 seconds per bird! For me it was money well spent.
  14. jpace

    Eggs with Broody Hen are Past the Hatch Date

    I think I will crack one this morning to see what is happening and then go from there. Thank you for the replies!
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    Eggs with Broody Hen are Past the Hatch Date

    I can probably get some fertile eggs from my daughter. Would it hurt the hen to set on eggs twice as long as normal? Being broody seems to be a chore for them, since they do not seen to eat or drink as much as normal?
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    Eggs with Broody Hen are Past the Hatch Date

    Very carefully is right, I peeped a couple night ago and she was not a happy camper!
  17. jpace

    Eggs with Broody Hen are Past the Hatch Date

    I have an Old English Standard hen that has been setting on a batch for about 30 days now and none have hatched. I think our little roo may not have been up to the task... Do I just take the eggs away from her? Do I let her decide when enough is enough? How do I handle this? John
  18. jpace

    Replacement for plucking fingers on Whiz-bang?

    Whizbang / Herrick Kimball http://whizbangbooks.blogspot.com/2007/12/whizbang-6.html Strombergs http://www.strombergschickens.com/products/processing.php Looks like Herrick Kimball's are a few dollars cheaper. Can't tell if they are the same finger or not... I built a plucker last year and...
  19. jpace

    These things stink, its Tractor Time! Video Update pg3 #29

    Quote: Sorry, I am not a troll. I originally picked up the thread because I raise meat birds (CRs) and use tractors to do it. I pretty much read every post in the Meat Birds ETC forum and have for years. I read them all because I want to learn all I can about raising chickens for my table. I...
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    Raising Meat Birds, Respect, etc

    Quote: We try to get them used to as much human interaction as possible. While I do not name the meaties, with exceptions made occasionally, I try to interact and play with them several times a day. I think it makes things easier all around if they get used to me. Considering the processing at...
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