No, I didn't, and it became increasingly more difficult to catch each subsequent chicken! You'd think I was killing each one, with the way they carried on. I need to rethink mu philosophy on moving and dealing with my meaties and my layers. This is an amazingly good thread. Trends come and...
Condolences to your family. Your chicken experience will live beyond you and will be available to others to consider for their own flocks. Thanks for sharing!
After carrying 43 Cornish Crosses invidivually from one stall pen to another today, I totally agree and wish I'd read this last night. Although, I did get some much needed exercise, I guess!
Interesting topic - chicken manure! With all of the recent popularity of going "organic" and "natural", I think manure is about as organic and natural as it gets!! It certainly won't hurt our chickens any.