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😂😂 Good to know, head OFF = for sure dead. A few people have recommended a kill cone, I'm not sure if you cut the head off completely that way or just slit the throat. 🤷‍♀️ I was hoping my sister's fiance, who grew up on a farm and has butchered many chickens (and others animals) would be here...

My daughter came in from putting the chickens in their coop tonight and told me one of her favorite roosters started pecking her a bunch (hard). He's not usually mean, but he may end up being first in line now since he's pecking the hand that feeds him! And thanks for the advice... Now I just...

Do they start trying to mate this early? I haven't seen any attempts yet, but a few of the cockerels have been pulling feathers on each other's or the pullets heads, usually just when they're going to eat in the morning and I assume it's a pecking order thing.. I don't really have anywhere I can...

On a somewhat related note... At what age do people butcher extra cockerels? I have a flock of 15 - 11 are cockerels! They're all 12 weeks old and starting to crow up a storm and some are getting pretty mean to each other. I want them to be big enough to be worth it, but also having so many...

Good to know. I did message the guy I bought the eggs from to see if he has any blue or splash orps and he never answered me. He may have knowingly sold me non-lavender eggs or just has no clue. A little annoying but hopefully I will get some more lavenders next year with the one lavender...

Or a blue that he thought was a lavender too...

Very interesting, I wonder if the guy I bought the eggs from has splash orps too... He must if I have a blue one. 🤷‍♀️

Hi there, I have a cockerel I hatched this spring who was supposed to be a lavender Orpington. He is clearly different than my other lavenders and I was told by someone on here that he might be a blue Orpington. I'm just wondering what a chicken mixed with a black orp and a lavender would look...