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Chicken Food Plot

Posted on September 8, 2011 by jktrahan

First seed head appears in the chicken food plot. Japaneese Millet

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Sunflower harvest

Posted on August 5, 2011 by jktrahan

Cut sunflowers and hung then to dry. A few were dry enough to harvest seeds

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Cornish Cross update

Posted on May 9, 2011 by jktrahan

5 weeks old today, 2 lbs 11 oz

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1st Broody Hatch

Posted on May 9, 2011 by jktrahan

1st broody chicks hatch with our broody Cochin hen. The chick comes out to look at mom, then back under cover.

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Incubator, chick, Cornish x, rabbit, garden update Part #1 4/17/11

Posted on April 17, 2011 by jktrahan

Update – incubator will go into lockdown tomorrow night with the bantam Cochin eggs 1st look at my 2 week old Cornish cross chicks Pickled eggs Grass after a chicken tractor Lazy rabbits No dig potatoes and the rest of … Continue reading →

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Incubator, chicken, rabbit, garden update 4/2/11 Part 2

Posted on April 3, 2011 by jktrahan

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Chicks, 4 week update

Posted on March 27, 2011 by jktrahan

Chicks are beginning to free range as they turn 4 weeks old.

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2nd chicken tractor

Posted on March 19, 2011 by jktrahan

Another chicken tractor

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Chicken Processing 3/5/11

Posted on March 5, 2011 by jktrahan

Processed the 10 month old Orpington the the Orpington cross. They were both about the same weight just at 4.5 lbs. After processing they were both 3 lbs. The butcher board I made the night before worked great:

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Chick Update 1 week. Cornish Rock chicks added!

Posted on March 4, 2011 by jktrahan

Added 6 Cornish X Rock chicks to the 8 we had hatched a week ago. The new chicks appear to be about the same age judging by their feather development, so they will be ready to put out at the … Continue reading →

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