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Forum: CHICKENS FOR MEAT & EGGS

The preferred micro-livestock of homesteaders throughout the ages.

  1. preparing chickens

    hi all whats the water temp for plucking chickens and how do i gut them and prepare them for freezing/eating thanks scott

    Started by skulker, 2nd June 2011 12:25 AM
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  2. The United Nations of Poultry

    Hi, Here's a photo of our current poultry housing. It reminds me of United Nations camp - largely for the blue tarps.....but also for the fact...

    Started by GaryD, 8th December 2011 09:08 AM
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    9th December 2011 07:47 AM Go to last post
  3. New lot of meat birds on the way

    Hi all We take delivery of our new bunch of 20 day old meat chickens on the 21st April. I have been chasing a source of organic food for both...

    Started by Bear, 14th April 2011 07:24 PM
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  4. meat birds

    hi all slaughtered 9 meaties and one naked neck on weekend only weighed 2 birds one was 3.3 kgs and the other 2.8 didnt bother weighing all birds...

    Started by skulker, 21st August 2011 10:07 PM
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    22nd August 2011 08:29 AM Go to last post
  5. Fordy's Chicken Coop

    As promised I thought I would share my design for a chicken coop. As with my aquaponic system, room for a chicken coop was an issue. I like to use...

    Started by Fordy2110, 7th June 2011 12:38 AM
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  6. Organic Stock Feed

    Hi, If you're looking for organic stock feed for your chickens, sheep/goats, cattle, etc.....you might want to contact Country Heritage...

    Started by GaryD, 23rd April 2011 08:41 PM
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    27th May 2011 02:36 AM Go to last post
  7. The Ideal Chicken House

    Hi, During our recent heavy rain, our chicken housing has become a stinking mess.....so we're going to revisit the whole design. Some of the...

    Started by GaryD, 14th January 2011 02:15 PM
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  8. Broiler Chickens

    Hi, This morning, we processed 8 of our 24 broiler chickens. They were 44 days old. We started with 25 day old chicks. I've attached...

    Started by GaryD, 10th June 2007 06:40 PM
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    7th January 2011 09:16 AM Go to last post
  9. Chook Hilton LV style.

    I purchased a cubby house off eBay to use as a chook pen, nearly finished setting it up. Also got some Rhode Island Red/White Leghorn...

    Started by Lord Viykor, 15th December 2010 07:22 PM
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    2nd January 2011 10:26 AM Go to last post
  10. Skinning chickens

    Hi, A few days ago, I watched a YouTube video where some American quail hunters processed their catch by skinning them......rather than plucking...

    Started by GaryD, 31st October 2010 08:41 PM
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  11. Eggs, eggs and more eggs.

    Hi, Several weeks ago, we were given a heap of cross bred chicks of various ages. We process the cockerels and put them in the freezer and we...

    Started by GaryD, 10th October 2010 10:52 AM
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    8th November 2010 07:29 PM Go to last post
  12. Whispering cockerel

    Hi Has anyone else experienced this: We have reared about 40 xbred chickens to use as meat. The cockerels have been dealt with as they poked...

    Started by Bear, 21st October 2010 10:42 AM
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    2nd November 2010 12:33 AM Go to last post
  13. Mike the headless chicken

    Hi I was watching QI on the ABC (very funny show) and Stephen Fry was talking about Mike the headless chicken. I thought it was a joke, decided...

    Started by Bear, 28th October 2010 10:01 AM
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  14. Why we grow our own chicken meat.

    Hi, I watched a segment on River Cottage Spring a few nights ago where they featured Professor Michael Crawford who is a leading researcher on...

    Started by GaryD, 20th October 2010 02:55 PM
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    24th October 2010 08:44 PM Go to last post
  15. the chook hilton

    here are some photos of progress on our chicken coop it measures 5mtr by 2.5 from the photos you can see that it borders on two outdoor fenced off...

    Started by bart, 5th September 2010 10:16 AM
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