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So jealous of all you folks with broody hens. We used to have so many we thought they were a nuisance (too many chickens.) Now we find ourselves setting up an incubator, hoping to hatch out some newbies. We got a variety of babies back in February, including one Cuckoo Maran that lays really...

Just set our incubator up for the first time in a couple of years. We are inspired by your success and just DYING TO KNOW how those last 16 fared! Don't keep us perched on the edge of our nest, waiting to hear . . .

Good job! We butchered about 7 of our roos right before Christmas, since we had gotten straight run chicks. Still have at least one in the freezer. We also experimented with guineas. We had heard they were good "watchdogs" and also eat a lot of fleas and ticks in your yard. But I found that...

I guaranty the cost of being treated for cancer is much higher than the premium for organic. AMEN.

Sorry for the long-winded soap box moment, but it's something that is very important to me. The more people willing to pay the little extra up front will mean that more of us can keep doing what we do, which means the prices will come down and actually give us a chance to compete with BIG...

Since you probably saw that we just did it ourselves, I have to say I believe all of the above. These are incredibly healthy, no antibiotics, no steroids, lived a very happy life and then it's over in an instant, very humanely. I believe that unless you are a vegetarian, you should be willing...

We took out and cleaned six roosters today. My husband actually killed a few extra roosters we had years ago, but this was the first time we bought broiler chicks, raised 'em up and then processed them ourselves. I caught 'em, he killed 'em and dipped 'em in the scalding water, I plucked...