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Euthanasia was a last resort. I like the pine tar idea and will try that. Chickens are also for eating, not just eggs. Sorry if I offended anyone by suggesting that I might actually not keep a chicken until it died of old age.

RI Reds were hatched 1 August. The SSHs 22 September, and the Andalusians one week later. Nobody is even close to laying yet.

Long story short: 6 RI Reds about 6 weeks older than 3 SSH and 3 Andalusians. One of the pullets got pecked so bad about a month ago that I had to move her into the basement and hospitalize her until the feathers on the back of her head grew back. I put her back in the yard with the other...