I have an account here for a long time now but I can't honestly remember if I ever introduced myself, so hello everybody! Certainly haven't posted in at least 6 or 7 years. Since last posting, I have actually sold 4 of the 6 acres so I'd better change my username ASAP!
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Hiya all:/
Yeah, am a bit sickened with myself. I was nervous catching the young roo, knowing what I was goin to do to him, but then was fine with the actual killing part. Nice clean chop to the neck with a cleaver and the rest was no problem - clean up, hanging up roo, etc.
Even called the...
We have 4 chicks, and I think 3 are roos....I'll keep one because we lost our fine fella to a fox last year and one of the chicks is really gorgeous. The other two? Meh, could do without 3 roos fighting it out over my small flock.
I got the eggs from a neighbour as all my hens are hybrid layers...
Hiya all - I've a permanently broody hen who is doing less eating and more putting stuff on her back - what does this behaviour correlate to? Is it like she's trying to disguise herself as a shrub to protect her chickens? Is it to keep the (imaginary) rooster away from her?
The rooster is...