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What do you do with a hen who is done laying?
Quote: I think this statement right here is the root of why so many people now days cannot face the fact of death or even killing an animal for food. I think they identify with the animal to the degree that, if they can somehow hold off the animal's death for a long while, maybe they too...- MakNugget
- Post #65
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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What do you do with a hen who is done laying?
Quote: YOU MUST DO IT! EAT HER EAT HER EAT HER! LOL. It's not that clear cut where one is REQUIRED/OBLIGATED to consume the hen post productivity. It's just one of three options that every chicken keeper needs to be prepared to decide upon. 1 - keep around 2 - keep and (eventually)...- MakNugget
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What do you do with a hen who is done laying?
Came across this site on BYC a while back. http://www.freewebs.com/professorchicken/timelineofachicken.htm And this, also from that site: " Every year, hen will lay 80% of the eggs she laid the previous year, so assuming she laid 200 eggs in her first year then the pattern would go like this...- MakNugget
- Post #22
- Forum: Managing Your Flock