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Mesa, AZ
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"Let the mama hen raise them. She'll gladly do all the work and save you the time and effort. Plus it's great to watch her teach them to scratch, eat, etc."
"Oh no! What you have is a rare case of zombie chickens! Be very, very careful! And always have a large, sharp knife with you when you're around you. If they attack, the only way to stop them is to remove their heads. But don't let them draw blood,…"
"Sounds great! We plan on always having some available. The hens are always sitting on some eggs, so we hope to have a consistent batch hatching every month or so. We tried incubating them but have found that it's easier to just let the mamas do…"
"Thank you for the info Darin. We have been talking about getting either Muscovy or chickens for a while - have not made up our minds, but I've had the muscovy before and we loved them. I will keep your contact info."
If anyone is interested in purchasing baby Muscovy ducks, Coturnix quail or New Zealand White rabbits (from the Ozark line - purchased from Texas A&M in Kingsville, TX), I always have plenty available.We have 16 ducklings only a few weeks old and…
"It's probably a white meat thing. I've cooked old roosters and used this method and they were as tender as a young hen. I've never used sugar. Remember, the salt is to prepare it to be tender. After you soak it in salt sufficiently, you can rinse…"
"It's rigor mortise. Either soak your chicken in salt water for 24+ hours in the fridge, rinse and cook it or freeze it and then thaw it and cook it. That offsets the rigor mortise effects. Same goes for rabbit and other like meats. Doing this will…"
"I collect mine once every evening. In the summer, at least once a day is wise."
"Quarantine means to keep them completely separate, in a separate area so you can monitor them and make sure there are no surprises (sickness, disease, etc.). Keeping them quarantined protects your current flock from getting sick from the new herd if…"
"I have 5 that were born March 1st. The roosters were a RIR and a Columbian Wyandotte and the hens were RIR, Easter Egger, Barred Rock, Golden Buff. It looks like these young hens will be RIRs, Easter Egger (was a green egg), Golden Sex Link and…"
"I just put a dozen fertile eggs under my broody cochin. I put her to use when she gets that way. In fact, I look forward to one going broody to save me the work of hatching them with an incubator.I have a tiny little coop that is set up just for…"
"Do your Ameraucanas lay blue or green eggs? And are they bright colored eggs are very faintly colored? Thanks!"
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