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    Do I have to starve them before dispatching?

    Hi, We are taking two of our chickens to the farm where we got them as chicks today so that they can show us how to kill and prepare them. It's our first time and I have a couple of questions I'd love help with. Firstly, our 'book' says that we should not let them eat for the day before they...
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    sugar

    Thanks. I found the list afterwards. Still not sure about a few things but I guess I'll ask around and work it out. "Dodgy" is a word we Brits use a lot to mean anything that's a bit questionable, maybe 'shady'? In terms of food ingredients, I meant basically all the crap you find in processed...
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    sugar

    Hi, We eat porridge (oatmeal) for breakfast every day and my kids often leave some. I'd like to give it to our chickens but wondering if I shouldn't because my kids tend to put either brown sugar or maple sugar flakes on it. I limit how much they put on so it isn't much but would it be bad for...
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    new member and a question

    Thanks for all the messages. I googled 'wing pinioning' and was brought to a post on this forum, naturally That's exactly it and has cleared up my questions! Thanks. I will still ask around here in Belgium and see if it's common to do this. I will also try to get some pics later today. I've...
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    newbie saying hello and thanks

    Thanks! Nice to wake up to a bunch of new responses to my first query about our chick's dodgy wings! This is a great place for info and support- I'm loving our journey into chicken keeping so far I should probably introduce myself a bit more. We are a family of four humans. A Canadian and a...
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    new member and a question

    Hi, quick reply! thanks. Despite lack of french it was clear that he did "it" on purpose to the chicks of that breed. Now that I think about it, he may have actually done it right there and then as i was waiting for him to pick three out of his big crowded brooder. He was handling each one for a...
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    new member and a question

    Hi, I've been finding all sorts of useful info on this forum- thanks everyone. we recently got our first chicks. We live in French speaking Belgium but speak only a little french and the farmer we got the chicks from doesn't speak English so I'm turning to you! Anyway, a few days after we...
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