http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/forums/76 en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:56:00 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/forums/76 Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/13427/t/Meat-birds-Value-for-money-.html
One would naturally assume that raising your own chickens for meat would be cost effective compared to buying them from the local supermarket - but in fact, I don't think it is. I don't mean that raising your own free range hens should be cheaper than buying poorly treated market value £3 chickens, but it... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (sgledhill) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/13427 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:04:17 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/13345/t/Chicken-guillotine.html
I've ordered some cones. That's a start.

So I'm reading 'The Have-More Plan' copyright 1973. On page 33 it shows a device that looks like a tiny chicken guillotine, but it doesn't give the device a name, and just says "A light blow of the hand and blade, held steady in the slot, punctures spinal cord leaving outlet... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rottweiler) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/13345 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:35:51 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/13262/t/Turkey-questions.html
I know I can feed them the same feed we use for our ducks but what else do they need besides maybe some cracked corn?
Any chance they will fly away? Did not think so, but thought I would ask
I'm throwing grass into their pen for this week until they... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Emmahannah) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/13262 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:22:21 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/13212/t/Eating-Duck-Eggs.html feeds@yuku.com (Soteriagal) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/13212 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:09:59 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/13210/t/Best-turkey-to-have-as-a-pet.html We just lost our male Bronzed Turkey at 4 months and it seems that he had problems from the beginning.

Can anyone suggest a good turkey that is better as a pet. My daughter is is FFA and would like to raise a turkey to show at the fair this year.

Any help would be appreciated.

]]> feeds@yuku.com (Angell) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/13210 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:45:00 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/13209/t/sexing-jumbo-courtnix-quail.html I have 35 jumbo quail they are 6 weeks old tomorrow if I remember correctly the male will have a more colored chest kinda red an the females will have a more speckled chest an later on the males will be darker headed an females a lite brown ..........do I have my memory correct or am I completely crazy hahahahaha.........I have 22 with colored chest an 13 with speckled chest..........need to know soon so I can... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (wranglerFB) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/13209 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:26:14 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/13121/t/Todays-doings-PICS.html Enjoy!

The setup...
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f94/SamG347/Meat%20Birds/CornishButchering09004.jpg

The kill site...
feeds@yuku.com (SamG347) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/13121 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:16:05 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/13111/t/Can-a-male-guinea-set-.html feeds@yuku.com (Tess) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/13111 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:54:22 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12983/t/Wild-Toms-will-my-Tom-take-off-with-them-.html
This am, after a hard rain, a ton of our wild turkeys came out and strutted across the pasture - we have over 70 of them, several groups of toms. One came over to the 'tractor' (used horse trailer) and ate me out of house and home of organic... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (thatcomputerchick) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12983 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:50:01 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12969/t/goose-won-t-come-out-of-nest.html feeds@yuku.com (moonraven) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12969 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:55:20 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12832/t/Poults-have-wings-feathers-strange-separated-pics-Hellp-.html


]]> feeds@yuku.com (Peaches) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12832 Sun, 03 May 2009 10:19:29 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12815/t/Ducks-Chickens-Together-.html
Is it possible to put them outside with the hens in the chicken run? It's fully fenced in and there is a nice chicken shed for good shelter. There are only three hens and an injured rooster there now.

Any downsides or considerations to putting them together for now? ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Soteriagal) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12815 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:15:35 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12810/t/What-breed-are-my-ducklings-goslings-REALLY-need-an-answer-.html

]]> feeds@yuku.com (chickensrcool) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12810 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:41:35 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12779/t/BOTH-geese-setting-on-nest-.html

So... My Toulouse goose Pate' went to set on about 10 eggs on April 5th, behind a shed. The past two days (April 16, 17 and so far today) she has been JOINED by her hubby Spruce , who before this kept somewhat close, but also wandered around the pasture, and came to be put in his pen to eat for short periods (they go in a pen once a day to have some grain, and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Peaches) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12779 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:17:22 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12725/t/wanted-African-Dewlap-gander-in-Ohio.html Russ ]]> feeds@yuku.com (ChickenRuss) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12725 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:56:49 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12707/t/Chukkar-Partridge-Can-they-be-domesticated-free-range-.html feeds@yuku.com (KYbirder) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12707 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:36:39 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12701/t/Do-Ganders-sit-on-eggs-.html
Bought 3 geese about 6/7 months ago. When we bought them the person we bought them off said we had 2 geese and one gander. We have started to incubate some eggs but have noticed that what we thought was the gander is now sitting on one of the nests made by one of the other geese. Is it normal for a gander to do this. We have bought a book on geese but it doesn't really say if this is the case. I would be gutted if we have spent the last 3 weeks messing with the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Kirrell) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12701 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:05:22 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12424/t/Goose-clutching-question.html
What am I supposed to do?

Should I leave the eggs they lay where they lay them ? (I have done this this past week and they have created like a nest with the hay and hidden the eggs all under the hay, theer are 5 eggs in there now...should I dig them out and eat them?).

Should i eat the eggs as they lay them until they... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (zoe2005) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12424 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:58:59 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/11990/t/Meat-Birds.html feeds@yuku.com (Tink69) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/11990 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:13:27 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/11589/t/Anyone-know-where-I-can-purchase-a-Chicken-Slaughter-Funnel-.html feeds@yuku.com (hogheavenfarm) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/11589 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:38:12 GMT