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    Do you let your children watch you butcher a chicken?

    All 4 of my children (8,10,12,14 all boys) are involved in some way or the other. My 2 youngest trade off eviscerating the smaller birds because my hand wont fit. My oldest pack the birds in vacuum sealed freezer bags and my 2nd son is our record keeper and gatherer. "Chicken Days" are family...
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    Merging flock - Brooding Advice

    Well, now for the update. The old hens kind of sat by the fence looking at them. and the chicks would look at the hens when they were fed old buns. it was quite interesting to see them go back and forth looking at each other. Long story short, I just took down the fence separating them last...
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    Merging flock - Brooding Advice

    I have a flock of 13 laying hens. I want to add another 15 to the flock. I was thinking of putting in a brood area inside the laying house where the older hens can see them, smell them, and get used to them without being able to get at them. Then when they are 3 weeks old or so, remove the...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    So far March has been good Ave. 10 from 13. February was better at 11 from 13.
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