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How would you decide which hens to keep, out of many?
Quote: Yep, that's the plan. The flock is now "closed" until such time as I process all of them for food. Hopefully they will have a nicely long laying life before then.- DianeS
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How would you decide which hens to keep, out of many?
OK, for anyone who was curious, I have my 6 chosen birds now. I kept the four Orps that were exposed to coughing, and two Barred Rocks. All the other birds were either super-loud, egg-eaters, didn't lay eggs at all, or determined to get out of the run. Separating them into groups and keeping...- DianeS
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How would you decide which hens to keep, out of many?
Ok, I intended to get four laying hens for my backyard flock, and because of the wonder that is Craigslist, I now have 16! I have a small suburban backyard, I need to thin that number down quite a bit. I might be able to stretch and keep six, no more. So what criteria would YOU use to make the...- DianeS
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