the poppster
Songster
I had to eliminate 8 cockrels this past spring...the calm that descended on the rest of the flock was palpable....almost instantaneous...stress all but disappeared....no more squawking, shuffling, pulled feathers....everything calmed down....it was as if the flock breathed a sigh of relief. The hens can now relax and go about their daily activities without having to keep an eye out for the "Bully boys" when I saw that.....the small feeling of guilt I had over sending them to "Freezer Camp" evaporated. Going to do it again this weekend.