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Thanks for the feedback everyone! If I let them think the chickens are pets, they would be upset when it's time to put them in the pot. If they know from the onset that we will eventually eat them, they should be able to handle it better. I think....

I did read about them dying early, drumstick diva., but I will try to give him a good home for as long as he's alive. He crowed for the first time on Sunday, three hoarse crows, and once this morning. It's so funny, it sounds like somethings stuck in his throat. I will have to start preparing my...

Thanks, NorthFLChick. I'm posting on the NY thread, but most people there seem to be further north and west than I, so their winters are more severe. But he (we named him Chick) is doing well for now, and if push comes to shove, I can always stick him in the basement for a couple of days. But...

Thanks for the welcomes! I did some reading. I suppose it helps that we are having a mild winter so far. He (I think it's a he) has no one to snuggle up with outside. He has a large comb and wattle so that might be a problem with frostbite if it gets really cold.

Hi, everyone. I just joined byc a few days ago after lurking in the shadows for a bit. This is my first winter with a chicken (my son's first rescue pet), and I was looking for some advice on getting it through the winter in one unfrozen piece. I read some great stuff while I was lurking, so I...