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    Molting and egglaying

    They were born last august. Didn’t start laying until this spring. They only laid for a few weeks before they started molting. I have roosters and chicks in there too. So we feed them a mixed flock and supplement calcium for the hens. I’m in Tennessee. They do not free range. They are a mixed...
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    Molting and egglaying

    It’s been a long time. They were born last august. Didn’t start laying until this spring. They only laid for a few weeks before they started molting. They don’t look bad but there are soooo many feathers everywhere. I have roosters and chicks in there too. So we feed them a mixed flock and...
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    Molting and egglaying

    I have 1 year old chickens. A little more than a month ago that stopped laying eggs and started molting. How much longer till they start laying egg again. The had only just started laying eggs for a couple of weeks before the molt and now they aren't again. We've put a lot into them and haven't...
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    Bad smell while butchering and very little breast meat.

    They were 6 months old, and I got 1lb from them altogether. I totally agree. We are trying to get closer to the source of our food.
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    Bad smell while butchering and very little breast meat.

    Of all 5 roosters all I got was a 1lb of breast meat all together. If that's normal, then that's fine. Just curious. As far as the smell, I smelled it when opening the abdominal cavity. I didn't see any poop/liquid that I shouldn't when I opened it. I guess its always possible though.
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    Bad smell while butchering and very little breast meat.

    I have two questions regarding butchering our own meat. First, we butchered 5 extra roosters a couple days ago. While eviscerating one of the roosters, we noticed an INTENSE (gag inducing) smell. None of the others smelled that bad. Is it safe to put in the freezer and later eat or is that I...
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