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Hmmm... Looks like there is no discernible difference in the color of comb/wattle for my girls. Maybe it is a breed thing? Any other ideas?

Unfortunately, it isn't practical for me to put them into a separate pen, that is why I was looking for a different method. :) I am not planning to re-home them, as they can feed our family just fine. I have plenty of ways to cook up elder chickens, but thanks for the suggestion. I know...

Thirty-five; seven are the older girls (in the 3-5 year old range).

We are having a bit of a conundrum around the olde farm. We are planning on processing some of our older girls that are no longer laying. Problem is, a few we are just not sure if they are still laying or not. I have heard that you can check the spacing of the pelvic bones to see if they are...

In our family, I won't tolerate aggressive animals at all. Even toward flock members or chicks. I would either find a new home for her where she can be a pet or (depending on your point of view, etc.) make her into chicken dinner.

BTW, Surehatch's head office is a rental box at a UPS store in California. The plot thickens.....

I need an IT person who is interested in following up on some things I have found (or people to share emails they have received with the header information intact). I think there is MUCH more to this picture than first appears, but I simply need more eyes looking at the problem. :)

I had actually tried to go that route, but the BBB cannot find ANY business in Santa Monica, CA (the address on the Surehatch website) with that name. Even looking up "JH GROUP LLC " that is the vendor that charged my account is problematic - it brings up a Real Estate Investment group...

I totally agree, we have been having a terrible time getting our order from them since it was originally placed at the beginning of June. Phone calls simply go to a call center in India (yes, they admitted they were a call center in India), where they have NO WAY to deal with merchandise or even...

I am going to be picking up some keets today, and I realize that I am woefully lacking in knowledge. I have experience with chicks, poults and ducklings, but not Guinea Fowl. I currently have about 20 Cochin chicks (NOT bantam) in a brooder that are about 1-1.5 weeks old. Can I put the keets...

Our slate is going to be huge!! We put him in the cooler this afternoon, where he will rest until ready for the brine on Friday. I am already looking forward to that gravy. Mmmmmmm.....

I knew about the curly feather, several that we ...er... processed had it. I was just hoping there might be other obvious differences. Unfortunately, right now most of them sound like they have a raspy voice, except my two runners. Good to know that the girls will also act so affectionately with...

Yum! Our Christmas is going to start hanging out in the brine tomorrow or Thursday.

If we lived any closer to you, we could easily do the job. We processed two for Thanksgiving, and are doing another tomorrow (well, if it doesn't snow!). I hope you find someone!

This spring, we (well, my FIL bought them but we take care of them) picked up a number of Blue swede and Khaki ducklings. We already have two female runner ducks and a Buff drake, so right now we have a total of 12 ducks. My problem right now is actually in trying to figure out if we still...