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  1. Justin

    Setting my eggs tonight (April 10) Any tips?

    Those of you who set on the 10th....How long are you going to wait to stop? I have about 6 eggs of 25 viable eggs not hatched yet, but am a little concered about the all ready hatched chicks!!! I've heard others say not to touch them, but just checking to see when to call it quits on the last...
  2. Justin

    Help Please!

    Today is day 21...They went in on the evening of the 10th. There are a few more with holes started, but there hasn't been any progress on those since last night at about 11pm.
  3. Justin

    Help Please!

    First time hatching....Out of 27 eggs, approx 15 are hatched. Chirping started at 11pm on Thursday. I haven't opened the incubator yet, but wondering when I should. The first chicks hatched sometime around noon yesterday. I'm running to the feed store to get some chick feed, get everything...
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    Hatching today!!!

    8 and a beak now!!!
  5. Justin

    Hatching today!!!

    I put some eggs from my BO's in on the tenth and last night they started chirping and now their are 7 chicks out so far!!! I'm using a Little Giant still air model with the egg turner (turner is out now). I haven't really put that much effort into it except making sure that there was water in...
  6. Justin

    Limits on raising meaties

    THANK YOU SO MUCH MAC!!!! That is exactly what I was looking for!!!
  7. Justin

    Limits on raising meaties

    Hello all, I'm considering slowly raising the volume of meat birds I raise. I'm aware of the 1000 and 20,000 bird limits, but I am a little concerned with the difference between the two. I am a little confused about the "sanitiation" stipulations in the federal law with regard to processing...
  8. Justin

    Flock numbers to meet family's needs?

    Shoshana, Most hatcheries prefer to ship 25 as a minimum...(for the chicks warmth during shipping). As far as breeding, practically speaking, you aren't going to be able to breed meaties like you can order from a hatchery. Others may have more experience with this, but I have had the best...
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    Finally we have chickens in the freezer!!!! *Graphic*

    After losing our first batch of meaties to a weasel at about three weeks, we did our second batch this weekend.... Laying out our game plan...that's me on the left, my brother in the middle and a good buddy who has butchered thousands of chickens... I tried a variety of cones for the 40...
  10. Justin

    Featherman Pro...

    Milliemay, www.featherman.net is the site....
  11. Justin

    Featherman Pro...

    I agree....I bought a Pro about a month ago, unfortunately my 22 meat birds were all killed by a weasel or mink a couple of nights ago But I can't wait to use it on my next batch which is coming after Labor Day!!
  12. Justin

    22 Cornish cross dead!!!

    Yep, I have an AR with a red dot sight by Eotech and a 225 lumen Surefire light with a pressure switch.....Nothing last night though
  13. Justin

    Coon hounds

    I recently had my flock of 22 cornish cross wiped out by a family of coons.....a buddy of mine who lives just a bit away has coon hounds. I was thinking of inviting him over for a little fun on a Friday night! Does anyone have any experience with the sucess of driving coons off with dogs. Of...
  14. Justin

    22 Cornish cross dead!!!

    There's really nothing for them to return for, they killed all of the meat birds....I made sure that the coop that my BO's are in is locked up good and tight, with the windows closed and the vents just open. I kept one of the carcasses and left it in the yard....I'll be checking on it...
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    22 Cornish cross dead!!!

    Well.....went out this morning to put the feed out for my 5.5 week old cornish crosses, and there they were all dead. Necks ripped open, some with missing heads, and most with all the feathers pulled off of the breasts. I'm thinking it has to be raccoons, but ??????? I was moving the pen last...
  16. Justin

    Another first egg....from my Buffs!!!!

    WHOOO hoooo!!!!! 20 weeks and 5 days old. Right in the golf ball peppered nest box!!!! Happy day....
  17. Justin

    My coop, run, and new chicken tractor!!!

    Sweet Cheeks, No, it doesn't have any on the bottom or that aprons out...I do have some chicken wire laying around, and may add that tommorrow. I've thought about it, and it is probably a good idea. The tractor is fairly heavy and whatever dug under would have to dig quite a bit to get under...
  18. Justin

    Bear!

    Sillystunt, I would have to assume that the ranch you're talking about is on the big Snake River out west...No mountain lions to speak of here in east central Minnesota.... Lalaland, I posted a pic of my setup on the coop board....If you would like to see more, you're more than welcome...
  19. Justin

    Show Off Your Coops!

    Began life as a fishouse and now is home to 13 buff orpingtons!!!!
  20. Justin

    My coop, run, and new chicken tractor!!!

    Just though I would share some pictures of our attempt with chickens!!! This coop began life as a fish house, and I picked it up for free from a woman who tried to raise chickens for 2 years and never got an egg! She had lots of problems with predators and never had the coop secure enough...
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