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I raised some red ranger meat birds over the winter and slaughtered and cleaned the remaining 5 over the weekend. When I was defeathering one of the birds, I noticed a growth on its chest that was accompanied by a black portion of skin. The growth was basically right on the breast bone of the...

Update. I put the red heat lamp bulb in the day I started the thread and it easily got the box up to 95+ degrees. I let it stay at 95 for the first day or so and then dropped it down to 90. When my furnace goes into the cooler modes the brooder drops down to almost 85. The temps are from the...

Thanks for the help. I ended up getting a red heat lamp bulb from TSC. It is getting the brooder pretty toasty. Been spending all night trying to dial that bad boy in.

Thanks for the helpful reply. I looked for 75 watt red bulbs but could not find any. I am finding that high wattage bulbs are harder to find since these newer energy saver bulbs are being supplied. What type of ceramic heat emitters are you talking about? Like a heat rock for a lizard? I like...

I just received 20 red ranger baby chicks via the mail. This is my first go at raising chicks. I will be starting an on going thread for these chicks in the next day or so. I have a question though. Will I built a nice brooder for the chicks with a standard light socket for the heat source. I...

I want to get Red Freedom Ranger chickens to grow this winter. My question is, at what age do they typically start crowing. I don't think they will last more than 3-4 months, do I need to worry about getting males? Thanks

I was wondering if anyone has installed an automatic door for their coop? My definition of an auto door would be one that opens the door at a set time in the morning and then closes the door at a set at night. I ask because I want a plan in the event I am not home for a couple days. The door I...

We lost a bird this morning and are not sure of why it died and if my other 5 birds are at risk. For the last two days one of our ISA brown hens has been very lethargic. Yesterday was the worst, as she was sleeping wherever she stopped. She was sleeping outside in the run, right inside the...