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Woo hooo!!!! I'm glad you did it - you've read a lot and are as prepared as you can be :) You can do it!

Yup, used my trusty foodsaver - I've had it a LONG time, and it love it. I know the rolls can be pricy, but I like how sturdy they are. All of these ones are sold, but I usually bake whole. I like crispy chicken skin

Well, I slacked on getting a picture on Tuesday/Wednesday for 7 weeks, so I"ll try tomorrow, no promises. Either way, they are getting BIG. I processed 4 tonight, and will hopefully do a bunch on Sunday, as many as I get through. I'm extremely pleased with this order. At 7 weeks and one day...

And yeah....getting dark here early, so poor photo Not much you can do when the sun is going down at 6:45pm No lights on them, it's also been in the 50s at day, low 40s and 30s at night. I've checked on them early in the morning when it's the coldest, no one is complaining (other than that I...

Here we are at 42 days, or 6 weeks. Getting close to game time for at least some of them! I plan to begin processing next week on the largest ones, and do a few per day, probably over two weeks, to give the hens and smaller ones time to catch up (though it's a bit difficult to tell between hens...

Well, I'll get pics the next day or so, but I did email Schlecht to tell them how pleased I was so far with this batch. I got a lovely email back from Etta thanking me for letting them know, and that it was a great thing to read first thing on a Monday morning. I have to say, Schlecht has my...

I'm actually seriously considering doing more of these guys - upping my prices and doing a set building for them, and do a few batches a year. I really like raising them (the CX) because by the time they are really annoying and needing constant bedding, food and water, it's time to butcher them...

Some vidoes I can't remember if one can embed, so here you go I like this one where the two get in a staring match: Pardon the kid in the background making odd noises

Here we are at 5 weeks (35 days). I had an argument with the new waterer, so managed to flood a lot of their shavings, which they promptly pooed in and then laid in, so they're a bit filthy. They have new shavings and the waterer and I are now on good terms, so hopefully they'll clean up a...

I'll start at 7 weeks. Since there are lot of them, and not a lot of me, I'll probably only do about 5 a day, and start with the largest ones. Last time, that got me a 5lb+ carcass on all cockerals, so since this is straight run, I'll be doing the boys first, and then the girls last, and aim for...

Here we are at 28 days. I wish I would have weighed them as I went - these guys are HEFTY! So far, everyone is still thriving, eating and pooping like crazy. I've only expanded their pen to about 10x4 right now, but will make it about 10x6 or 10x8 soon, to accommodate another waterer. They...

Quote: I pluck and freeze whole. A lot of them have been sold already, so I just have to freeze them up and then the folks will get them. We aren't lacking for freezer space here - we have the "indoor" freezer - a 7 or 8 cuft chest freezer, the "outside" freezer in the garage - a full sized...

Yup, they have some mighty big legs on them - another reason I like this batch - those legs should hold them well with the weight they're gaining. Some of the boys are already trying to attack my hand pretty well when I was spreading their new shavings. They think they're pretty bad stuff...

Here we are at 18 days! Sorry for the totally tilted shot, I didn't realize I was that off. Mr. Chicken Nugget wasn't cooperating much either. I was going to turn them loose into the garden, but we seem to have a rash of feral cats out here again, and I don't want to spend as much cash as...

Here we are at not quite two weeks - about 12 days or so Already getting gawky and annoying. I did lose one that just wasn't thriving, so I'm at 41. All the rest are doing great, and it's obvious which ones are boys, some of them have some serious attitudes and have taken to posturing at me...

This is my first time selling, so I'm making it easy on myself and probably running cheap - $8 a bird. Based on last batches results, that should get me about $1-2 profit - but more interesting for me is it's cutting the cost for the ones I'm keeping (which is the "real" reason I wanted to do...

Updated my title - I'll do my best to follow up regularly with this. For starters, I'm choosing to use Dumor feed, as it's what my TSC carries, and I've liked the results before. I'm feeding Dumor non medicated Chick Starter/Grower 20% feed, which I'll stick with through the whole thing. I'm...

Here's a pic of the nuggets I'm still so prepared for some losses, it's been a few months since I've had chicks and this is the first time I've had shipped chicks. They're just great though. Had some friends over and we visited the chicks - they're exploring more and aren't huddled in the...

I talked to them the end of August, and they were shipping every Wednesday in September, starting Sept 7th. I ordered on August 29th, they shipped the 7th, and I got them the 8th. I was pretty happy with that

Time to do it all again! Ordered 40 CX from Schletch, got 42 at least (should have counted as I was taking them out of their box, but I didn't). Everyone is happy and healthy so far. I've been pleased with the customer service with Schletch - Etta was very nice to talk with on the phone when I...