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    Should I let my hen be broody?

    Our silkies are some of our best mamas. They‘ve hatched several eggs and raised their chicks. Sounds like she’s just doing what chickens do.
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    Meat vs pet

    Thank-you for your input.
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    Meat vs pet

    Thank-you for input/s. We will keep Pecker as part of our pet flock. If/when her quality of life is poor because of her size, we will cull (not eat). In the future we will be prepared with a separate coop for meat birds. It's too easy to become attached when they are raised with the pets.
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    Meat vs pet

    I have a young broad breasted white turkey (approx. 2 months). Original intent was a meat bird. She's a sweety and I'd like to keep as part of our pet flock. Has she been bred to get huge? Will that make her unhealthy later? Is it practical to keep this type of bird as a pet? She gets...
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    Newbie in Arizona with French Black Copper Marans

    How did the breeding go? I am in AZ and would like a couple black copper marans.
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