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Processing Plan – according to plan (or not)? This was plan A: My plan was to have them off food for 24 hours, I was going to start tomorrow morning before they woke up (like 4:30 am) so I could just quietly pick the birds out one by one and bring them to the cone for a swift swipe with a...

I am new to chickens and I'm debating free ranging. I was talking with a local chicken guy who said my birds will be too big for hawks when they are mature (BCMs should mature about 7lbs). He also said they wouldn't be inclined to fly over my 6 foot fence into the neighbors yard (not the end...

Can I move my 3 week old chicks out to an insulated garage with a heat lamp? Lows this week range from 40 to 34 (towards the end of the week). I have them in the bathroom now, they are in a stock tank. I can cover the side without the lamp to insulate a bit more. I will monitor for any...

I'm in San Francisco 9-5 and live in Petaluma (home of the Butter & Egg Festival) and Chicken Capital of I don't know what. I just got 6 two week old strait run BCMs and I'm a really excited first timer . Looking forward to my new bird life. The Chicks are joining me on the home mini-farm...