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    Fanny from East Wind Community

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm not new to chickens. Growing up, I've always had friends/family with chickens, even though I never had my own due to city ordinances. I first started taking care of chickens in February. (2) How many chickens do you have right...
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    Can I make jerky from *OLD* layers/roosters?

    Thanks for the information. We ended up not doing it because of time constraints and the fact that the birds were so small. I appreciate the in formation, though. I definitely want to try it in the future, and I'll share how that goes.
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    Can I make jerky from *OLD* layers/roosters?

    To my knowledge, we make stock here by just putting the birds into a giant stock pot on the stove on low heat for hours, usually a little over a day. I've been involved in more of the ranch side of things here and haven't ventured much into the food processing, which is something I want to...
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    Can I make jerky from *OLD* layers/roosters?

    We slaughtered 43 old birds yesterday (my first slaughter, actually). They're all really old. There were Brown Leghorns (1 of them a rooster, all around 4 years-old), Austra Whites (1 of them a rooster, all probably a little more than 3 years-old), and Rhode Island Reds (probably more than 2...
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