The Hatchery Wrote Off 8,600 Runt Poults as Junk — Four Thanksgivings Later They Begged for Them
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@chrissetari6433 · 1 month ago (edited)
Turkey poults hatch after a 28-day incubation period. They spend their first 8 weeks in a fragile starter phase requiring high-protein feed and warmth. They learn to fly short distances by week two, roost in trees or farm roosts by week three, and transition into juveniles with adult-like traits by 6 weeks. The dry heat requirement takes a lot of floor space with additional room for well spaced waterers and feeders otherwise the poults cluster together and die... For the first 6 weeks of life, turkey poults need about 1.5 to 2.5 square feet of floor space per bird inside a brooder. Because turkeys grow rapidly, starting with roughly 1.5 square feet in week one should expand to at least 2 to 2.5 square feet per poult by week six to prevent crowding, trampling, and health issues...
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@FarmFrontierStories-us · 1 month ago
Buying another 240 acres while heavily indebted farms were collapsing shows how powerful keeping costs low and avoiding unnecessary debt can be.
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@hannassewingschool4874 · 1 month ago
Fascinating story.
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@SingleMomRise · 1 month ago
Well told and beautifully narrated.
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@jackvoss5841 · 1 month ago
“He fixed things before they broke. “<br>There are three (3) levels of maintenance:<br>(1) Preventive maintenance <br>(2) Corrective maintenance, and <br>(3) Restorative maintenance.<br><br>As an example, think of a leaky roof. Preventive maintenance examines the roof periodically. As it approaches its life expectancy, it is reroofed. BEFORE IT LEAKS.<br>Corrective maintenance replaces a roof when it starts to leak.<br>Restorative maintenance waits until the leaks are creating further damage and rotted wood.<br>Preventive maintenance is the least expensive. Plus, it maintains property value, AND the productive capabilities of the property, machinery, etc to do the jobs they were bought to do.
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@HOAPaperTrailStories · 1 month ago
Having such a large debt burden is really worrying.
@jamiespeirs885 · 1 month ago
Great story ❤<br>Ayrshire Scotland
@RoseChilcutt · 1 month ago
WOW Ai can really mangle a town's name. Along with a bunch more words.
@emodablest · 2 weeks ago
Wow! That’s an amazing quantity of turkeys to take responsibility for. 8600 runts… from three strains of broad breasted bronze🤨… which were slow to put on weight. So, she changed the ground… and the feed😂🎉🎉🎉
@HardlandFarmStories · 1 month ago
Everyone saw 8,600 worthless runt poults. Lorine saw the cheapest possible way into a market no one else had noticed yet.
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@Arizona-mb8hg · 1 month ago
I can,t watch your video, ADS every minute.. count them....
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@hloyaviner6448 · 1 month ago
Отвратительное чтение.
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