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Quote: This article was exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much! I am now only ordering "heritage" breed birds... no more X's for me. So knowing just when to butcher was a huge question. I just put 15 in the freezer that were of various dual purpose breeds and they were all 8 months...

In Georgia you can sell up to 30 dozen eggs a week from home without candling or inspection. But your customer must come to your home or farm to purchase the eggs from you.

So how is this going for you? I live in Toccoa, Georgia and was told this morning by the "Code Enforcement" Marshall that Toccoa does not allow chickens in the city limits. So I found this ordinance in the Toccoa Code. Sec. 4-2. Livestock restricted in city. (a) It shall be unlawful for...

Just a simple roast with some potatoes, onions, garlic, carrots, celery, and squash around the CornishX. Stuffed with orange, apple, and a little onion and celery.

Those plans are FANTASTIC!!!! Thank you so much for posting this.

I got a lot of differing dimensions from various sources online. I liked this guys reasoning the best http://www.byexample.com/homestead/barn/chicken_nesting_boxes.html I ended up with six nesting boxes in one... I built it all with scrap lumber and lumber from Home Depot that was in the...

I had my chickens pecking at their eggs, before I built them their nesting box. Since they've gotten a good place to lay their egg there has been no egg pecking at all. I think a good nest box that has a small opening (9" wide X 6" high) with a small cave like feel to the inside (12" X 12" X 9"...

Woo Hoo!!! I'm loving my Bard Rocks. And they are loving their new nesting boxes!