I did not read all the posts, as there are too many but I just wanted to explain my point of view...
I do not butcher animals I have at home - as I get attached to them (not just chickens, but also goats and cows) and cannot eat their meat. Even if it was done for me and I knew they were my...
as others have said...Try to give him to soemone who will eat him (as you don't like him anyway)
But if you really are such a person that just couldn't live with yourself if you gave him to someone to eat than...I don't know - make a capon out of it :) Tho you will only be caring for a "pet"...
you could try chicken tie out...some use it for their roosters. That way the hens can move away from his unwanted attention and he must learn how to behave if he wants anything from them...
This method is, I read, quite in use by people keeping multiple roosters of game chickens breeds...
But...
OK, thanks :)
So no isa Browns and Cuckoo Marans for us than...
Yes, araucana is quite rare here too (both types) and finding one with blue eggs (as opposed to greenish) is going to be a bit of a chalenge...Because even champion lines here have greenish eggs, but I want blue :(
Oh - does...
Hi!
This is my first post on this forum tho I have read different posts and got information about different available breeds.
This will also be the first time for me to keep chicken. I have quite a lot of land so the chicken will be free-range...
I want the chicken primarily for their egg...