Articles by LilyD

Today is the day I processed 14 of the 15 fry pan bargain chicks. It would have been 15 but I did have one pullet in the bunch so she was given a pardon. These guys are 21 weeks this week and are a good size and weight. Equipment used: Two Havalon Edge knives ( I highly recommend these for...

Bristol Vermont Chicken Ordinance Are Chickens Allowed in this location Yes Max Chickens Allowed No Restriction Roosters Allowed Yes Permit Required No Coop Restrictions 25ft from property boundaries, 80 feet from the road City/Organization Contact name Bristol Zoning Committee Bob...

I have decided that I can't do Cornish X meaties anymore. I know they grow the fastest, have the best feed conversion, and the best breast meat of all the chickens, but I really can't keep burying birds that die due to heart attacks, broken bones and eating themselves to death. So here's my...

Starting over can be a hard thing to do. Remembering how far you came before can actually hinder you even more when you have to go back to the beginning. I found that I needed to do just that. My health was not great and I was finding that I needed to cut back in order to be able to still raise...