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I have seen a few posts about rigor mortis but have not come across mention of cooking before it sets in. We are going to butcher a few of our roosters and I was wondering if anyone has any experience cooking them as soon as they are butchered before rigor sets in. Is this possible...

I slaughtered a rooster coming up on 48 hrs ago and it is still very stiff. Nearly as stiff as it was in full rigour mortis. Should it not be relaxing by now? If it doesn't relax, is it still going to roast up nicely?

We are looking at purchasing upwards to 10 or so quail and were wondering if in a ratio of 1/4 (or 1/3) male/female they can all be kept together. Or if we need to keep them in 2 separate groups. Thanks!

Can anyone tell me what breed these chicks are? I picked up these 12 heritage chicks the other week and their colours are changing so dramatically from what they started off as I'm worried they are not what I thought they were. For example, the black ones with white on their wings now have...

There are two main species carried in our area- bobwhites and coturnix quails. I have an unexplainable preference for the bobwhites however I know very little about either breed. What are their temperaments like? How large are each breed? Why do people seem to only eat the bobwhite...

We have 14 ISA Browns who, at 1.5 years were laying 12-15 eggs a day between them up until about 4-5 days ago. Very suddenly they have dropped to 4-6 a day. Do egg layers cycle? Should we expect this to pick up again soon? I found a large amount of feathers in the coop today but as far as I know...

I would like to add turkeys to our flock this spring but I have encountered a wide range of opinions when it comes to how easy they are to keep and breed. How easy is it to breed heritage turkeys? A local farmer has some Bourbon Reds that are just beautiful :-) Any information you can give...

What are the rules/regulations surrounding bringing chickens across the border? What are people's experiences doing this?

I am looking for a good heritage meat breed that will be in with our Copper Maran roosters. The offspring will be used for meat. Does anyone have any suggestions for this cross? Please explain your suggestion- I'm pretty new to chicken breeding :-) Thank you!

Hello! We started working our 4 acres in Mission, BC last year with ambitions of creating a sustainable, producing property for our small family. In ways of poultry we currently have 14 ISA Brown layers and 1 Copper Maran rooster. We hope to add heritage meat chickens and heritage turkeys by...