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    2 New chicks not doing very well Help!

    I just got a new shipment of 32 chicks in this morning from the PO 2 aren't doing to good. Very lethargic. I thought they were dead but I brought them in the house and started dipping their beaks in fairly warm sugar water and rubbing gently. They are under a heat lamp, next to the fire place...
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    Free Range Turkey questions!

    That is perfect! Just what I needed to see! Thanks
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    Free Range Turkey questions!

    I want to raise some turkeys. I have a small pasture that is fenced with cattle fencing about 3 ft with barbed wire on top of that so altogether 4 ft. Do I need to change my fencing so they won't get out of my yard? I know they are good flyers, will they stick around? Are there things you can do...
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    skin of our dressed out chickens a little pinker than grocery store

    That makes sense!
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    skin of our dressed out chickens a little pinker than grocery store

    We just processed some of our meaties and put them in the fridge for 24 hours than to the freezer. There skin is a little pinker than grocery store chicken. Did we do something wrong or is that typical?
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    Cleanliness while processing?

    What steps do you take to keep things clean during processing? If you cut the bowl is their risk of getting sick etc? Can you wash the meat?
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    Killing and butchering your own birds

    I felt the same way but I was either going to give up meat all together or do it myself. I don't trust the meat industry right now. One thing that helped me was I read someone said "I don't eat (kill) them cause I hate them". We also got Cornish X which left to grow without being used for its...
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    List of Equipment

    Do you have a list of "must haves" on hand when you are processing your chickens to make it easier or more efficient? First timer going to harvest this week!
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