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    Why do I beat myself up about butchering a few cockerels.

    Your not a weird-o - well not anymore than the rest of us. Anyone who raises chickens has a little weird in them. Anyway, when I need to cull, I either trade them (no affection for the new ones) with someone I trust for new ones; give a "two live" for "one butchered" deal, or on occasion a...
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    Comment by 'R Ward' in article 'Buff Orpingtons Chicken Breed Information Pictures'

    My 4 buff's are 1 year old. They received cherries for their "birthdate". We get 3 eggs a day and I wished I had taken as many pictures of my girls. Thank-you for the wonderful story.
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    Live Meat

    What is the most entertainment a chicken can give you? It's eating a treat. I would give my girls fruit and it was fun to watch them race around gathering up all the little pieces, racing each other to the next piece tossed on the ground. Last week I was clearing a wood pile when a medium size...
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    Best pets EVER!

    Best pets EVER!
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    First Egg

    YEA! We had been on egg watch for a few weeks - nothing. Then as a practical joke I placed a small purple "Easter Egg" the grandchildren had in their sandbox in the coop. After which, I gave the girls a talking to about their promise to provide breakfast in exchange for food and shelter. I...
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    howdy all,

    City boy moves to small town and gets 5 girls and a rooster (which only woke me once, but that's a different story). I have never raised anything resembling livestock/fowl which is how the city ordinance classify my girls. I have always had either a cat or dogs in the past. They seem pretty...
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