I was thinking of wintering my chickens over my garden space. The garden will be tilled and a compost layer added in the spring. Will the manure be too hot for my garden in the spring. Also, I have an asparagus patch in my garden . Can chickens be run over that area in the winter?
I spared my 7 month old bronze turkey hen the axe a couple weekends ago when I butchered our last tom. A few days ago she started laying eggs. The variety is beautiful! Are turkey eggs good to eat? How long and how often can I expect her to lay?
I butchered 14 Cornish X chickens last weekend. We had noticed weeks ago that one cockerel had a large pinkish swelling at his rear end. Not knowing what this was, I butchered him last, which happens to have been in the dark with a porch light.....yeah, I was desperate to finish these birds up...