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  1. gatrapper

    Should I try and kill this bobcat?

    I kill or trap any and every predator that is on my property. It has helped tremendously with keeping the predators away. Get rid of it!
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    When do you butcher your chickens?

    We do spring and fall batches. Get chicks in march to butcher in May. Get chicks again in End of July to beginning of Aug to butcher towards the end of Sept. Like to have June and July off to travel.
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    Pekins Aren't Laying

    The ducks get a large bucket of feed each day. Again, I have never encountered this issue in 8 years. Feed has been the same for all 8 years as well.
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    Pekins Aren't Laying

    Warm climate. Southern United States.
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    Pekins Aren't Laying

    Unless the ducks are instantly eating the eggs, nothing is able to get in their shelter. Their shelter is in the middle of a pasture near my house I have had two cameras watching it. Nothing on the camera except me and the dogs.
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    Pekins Aren't Laying

    I hatched them out last April. They are now 1 year old. They have NEVER laid an egg for me. Very confused.
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    Pekins Aren't Laying

    I have been raising ducks for 7-8 years now. I have kept Pekin ducks for the last few years for meat and eggs. I have always hatched my own and never had any issues. Last year I hatched out and raised 75+ ducklings. I processed the older group and kept the new ducklings for breeders. My...
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    Disposal of offal?

    Anything that does not get eaten gets burned. On butchering day I fire up my burn barrel and load it up with some logs. Toss parts in as I go and it's turned to dust. Scoop up the ash and spread in the garden. Simple and easy.
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    Harris Farms Nurture Right 360 Incubator is AMAZING!

    Will this incubator handle duck and goose eggs?
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    What day is this duck egg on?

    I have found a broody ducks nest several times and placed the eggs in the incubator. I would always put them in there on the auto-turner. As soon as one pipped I would turn the auto-turner off or move the pipped egg to another incubator to finish hatching.
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    Hoverbator Genesis--Goose Eggs?

    I set one goose egg in my Hovabator the other day. It has the incuturn automatic egg turner in there. Can it handle something the size of a goose egg? It has handled duck and chicken eggs no problem. I did mark one side of the egg with the date. An embryo is forming, but I feel that the egg...
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    Birds not going out of rigor?

    Throw them in the slow cooker and you'll be fine.
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    Rest uncovered in fridge ?

    I leave mine uncovered until I see that the skin is dry. Usually overnight or a tad longer.
  14. gatrapper

    cornish cross meatbird - walking abilities?

    I just feed them a bucket of feed in the morning and a bucket of feed in the late afternoon. Not real scientific.
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    cornish cross meatbird - walking abilities?

    I have raised quite a bit of cornish cross in a free range setting. I raise them just like my layers, but I just feed them more. They are fed 1-2 times a day. Each time I feed them, I move the feeder to a new location. I like the keep the birds a little hungry. That seems to encourage them to...
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    White Plymouth Rocks?

    Awesome! Thanks so much!
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    White Plymouth Rocks?

    Thanks! I'm having trouble finding pricing and availability info on the site. Is there a special spot to find it?
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    White Plymouth Rocks?

    Who did you order from?
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    White Plymouth Rocks?

    I've been looking into those and McMurray's Delaware Broiler hybrid. Curious to see what everyone says. Just picked up a batch of Cornish Rocks today.
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    What Makes a Red Broiler?

    What two breeds of chicken are used to make red broilers?
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