Our new chicks finally arrived! We had ordered 10 white leghorns, but only 9 made it to us. I usually use mcmurrays, but they didn’t have any available for a long time, so I ordered these from tractor supply. The chicks came from Hoover’s Hatchery, and arrived within two days. I had never...
Well,
I know this thread is old, and it sounds like the OP had to learn one of the hardest lessons in life. I grew up on a large cattle farm so I learned that lesson early. We harvest several dozen hens a year for the freezer, our own hogs, cows etc. Death is a natural part of life. It...
