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  1. Sami

    Eggs not hatching

    They are silkie eggs so she is able to cover them all. I did the water test last night and they all were low floaters which said that they were viable.... I was hoping that atleast 1 out of the 12 would have hatched :(
  2. Sami

    Eggs not hatching

    My question is does cooler summer weather affect the hatching date? I am in Ontario Canada and the weather had been really cool this summer... Around 10 this morning. I put 12 eggs under my silkie on July 7 and today is day 24th and NOTHING is happening. So disappointed. Any thoughts?
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    How old is too old for hatching

    Well I went and got my 8 free fertile eggs. Thought that there really is nothing to lose. She did say that there were a few fresh ones in the batch so fingers crossed. I read that I should candle them at day 10 to see if they are growing and that they should hatch around 21 days. Day 21 is...
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    How old is too old for hatching

    Hi My Silkie hen has gone broodie once again and I would like to give her some fertile eggs to brood on instead of the current golf ball :) I have had someone contact me with free silkie eggs that are about a month old. I have never done this before so I don't know if these eggs would work...
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    Not walking

    Well this morning I went down the the meat run and she was in a corner by herself. She looks so pathetic. Last night she was sitting with two other birds but I picked her up and moved her to the watering can. She drank a bit but then the other piggies wanted to know what was going on and came...
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    Not walking

    Thanks for your reply. This is the second year that I have raised meat birds but this did not happen last year to any of mine. I have 17 of the lazy meat birds and only feed them once a day. I did this method last year and had great success. I couldn't process at the 8 week mark as they were...
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    Not walking

    Hi there. I have a meat hen who has all of a sudden stopped walking. Was fine one day then not the next. She is healthy. I put her next to the water in the morning and saw her drinking. I went to work,came back at night and she had moved to the opposite side of the pen. What do you think...
  8. Sami

    Finished totally ...

    Hi there. We are allowed to process our own birds as long as they are for our personal consumption. If we want to sell we need to take them to a government inspected processing facility .
  9. Sami

    Meat Birds Cornish Cross are way under weight - Hatched 5/20 - 7 Weeks old now

    I grabbed a couple bags if turkey finisher to plump mine up
  10. Sami

    Tasty tasty

    Thanks! I'm thrilled that everything worked out okay this year so I have confidence to do it all again next year:)
  11. Sami

    Tasty tasty

    Just wanted to say that I tried my chicken last night and it was super tasty and moist. I did chicken breast on a bun for my husband and myself. I only used one breast as all my breasts turned out over 1lb! Plenty enough for two people for din din :). When I was packaging the chickens I...
  12. Sami

    Turkey feed for my meaties?

    My chick grower was only 15% protein and I didn't realise it. I went to a different store and bought some grower and it was 18%. I also purchased a bad of turkey grower/finisher and mixed both together. I think it really helped them gain. I didn't lose any of my meaties and this was my first...
  13. Sami

    The Great Chest Freezer Thread

    Just switched from a medium chest freezer to an upright. Totally in love with my freezer. As stated before things would get lost in the bottom of my chest freezer. Now I can see what I have. I also went and bought some large containers from the dollar so I can put all my chicken together...
  14. Sami

    Finished totally ...

    Lol. Just reread my post.,. Must have been tired as my math doesn't work lol. It works out that the average weight is 6.26 per bird not the cost. Works out to $1.95lb which isn't as low as I wanted but its home grown so I am happy.
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    Finished totally ...

    Funny that you mentioned that. I do have a friend farmer that is raising a pig for me. My husband and I also hunt so we are fully stocked on venison. I make my own sausages, half venison half pork and thought it would be smart to raise a piggy so I wouldn't have to buy grocery store meat...
  16. Sami

    Butchered for the first time this morning...

    Meant "everything". Stupid I phone changes words:p
  17. Sami

    Butchered for the first time this morning...

    Sounds like you did energy thing that I did except I have a killing cone so that that don't flip around
  18. Sami

    Finished totally ...

    Well I finished processing my first ever batch of meaties today. I ordered 16 figuring that I would lose a few but they all survived. Yeah for me! :). I have weighted them and have a final total of 100.18lbs of meat. That works out to $6.26 per bird. My birds all were in the 6 lb range...
  19. Sami

    Processing Day Support Group ~ HELP us through the Emotions PLEASE!

    I've never brined before.... Care to share a recipe :)
  20. Sami

    Process Chicken has red skin....edible?

    HI I processed two of my first meaties this weekend. One took a long time to bleed out and has a wing that is cheery red. I was going to pack wings separate for our Saturday night wing meals. My question is is this still edbile? Will the red colour go away when it is cooked? thanks
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