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Quote: It sounds like you will benefit from some firearms training from an instructor. It will help you get over your fear and be comfortable and knowledgeable about using them. The .22 rimfire is small. About an inch long and 1/4 dia. It's a good beginner round because it has almost no...

Quote: They get trap smart too.

Those GPS locators are attached to a collar. They are very easy to spot and remove, they look like shock collars. The chips that go under the skin are RFID chips that only work with special reader a few inches away. They only give an ID number for data base look-up.

It could be worse. I have a friend that the only things I've seen him eat are. cheeseburger with ketchup only porkchops beans potatoes mac-n-cheese saltines

I let some go to 12 weeks, they just started trying to crow.

Quote: I know what you mean, I raised a few last year. I laughed at the "chicken plants" part. DP breeds have more flavor and firmer texture. I'm going to slow roast one soon. I just can't decide on using a honey/mustard/lemon glaze or stuffed with rosemary&garlic. At 12 weeks they would make...

Quote: Probably 9 out of 10 of the roos I take to my poultry auction are destined for the chopping block. The same probability goes for selling them on craigslist and the "farmer out in the country who has a bunch of hens but no rooster".

Quote: They have one at the Clemson Arena every year.

The Broilers you raised are designed to grow as fast as possible and make the most meat on the least amount of feed. They are not normal chickens. But this is an compromise, they are only good for meat and thats it. If you what to raise more you have to buy more. The dual purpose (aka Heritage...

They come from two separate lines of parent stock. The males from one line are bred with the females from the other line to produce the CornishX. The breeders of the parent stock sell the eggs to the hatchery who hatches them and sells the chicks. The breeders only sell the crosses from the...

They don't have to be broilers to eat them, DP breeds are worth raising for meat. 16-24 weeks is when most people butcher DP breeds. You could butcher some now and the rest when they get bigger. I have an BO and BA roo in the fridge resting now, they dressed out at 5 1/2 lbs each.

Dogs is what I've had the most problems with. One day two dogs tore though the fence and killed almost 50 chickens in a few minutes.

Quote: I say that to my self every time I see one of these threads.

You will have no problem at about a week old.

Quote: What part about it bothers you? killing, or plucking/gutting, or eating it? You could have some one who has done it before come by and help you.

Quote: Extra roosters are hard to give away. I still have 3 or 4 that need to go. I already put 4 in the freezer. It's not as hard as you think it will be to do the deed after you taste that delicious home grown chicken. BTW where in Greenville do you live?

Letting them move around is not the only thing that will make them tough. I've cooked birds that free ranged almost a year and were very tender. You may have to adjust your cooking methods for your birds vs store bought. Not letting them rest after processing will make them tough too.

Quote: No more field work for me(for now), I'm back in the shop, but not getting much over time lately. I have other projcts too. My Marans have laid some nice eggs. On the AM's 3 hens, and 8 roos, most are freezer camp recruits.

Hi Nadine, how are your Welsummers doing?