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i have 2 broody hens whose chicks just started hatching. i have more incubating but they're 3 days behind. was thinking to just add the chicks to their nests once the incubator chicks hatch so they can be raised naturally. they are only sitting on 2-4 eggs each; should i add some extra 'dud'...

we have 12 older RIR hens we would like to butcher but don't have time to do it ourselves. we were thinking of finding someone to do it and offer them some chickens as a barter. wondering how many chickens would make it worth your while to butcher? i was thinking of offering them 5-6...

my friend has too many roosters and i offered to take them to keep one and stew the rest. one of them is all white, huge with HUGE legs and seems too heavy for his frame and i wonder if it is a grown cornish cross. the others are black and white, two have feathered legs. wanting to keep the...

hi everyone! i'm looking for any information or advice on how to deal with my black copper marans rooster who has not been performing his roosterly duty since the winter. i thought maybe he was not happy being cooped up (he is ~2 and this was our first winter with him), or maybe i wasn't...

while in costa rica we spoke with a farmer who swears by this method. after killing and bleeding, he cuts the head off and fills the bird with cold water from the outside faucet, and apparently the skin and feathers just separate from the meat. not sure if we got the whole story, like had he...

i have 10 hens and a rooster. the last 6 had been added ~5 months ago and have been fine until the other day when one of the newer ones didn't want to come back in the coop at the end of the day, and when we put her in she was attacked by many. today she is sitting on the roost, has a broken...