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I know that avian vets can perform euthanasia for pet birds, but I don't know yet if I'd go there for my chickens or not... I can't afford, financially or emotionally, to treat them identically to my "indoor birds" who are truly pets (and scary smart to boot).

I want to thank everybody for their thoughtful responses here. I AM trying to at least wrap my head around the issues here before my chicks arrive! Since I can't see free-ranging because of predator issues, and I have a limited amount of space, it's a topic I'm struggling with. Since I...

How many people have pets and non-pets in the same flock? It didn't occur to me that that was a likely scenario. I probably can't use much more than a dozen eggs a week anyway, so I'm not looking for a high rate of production... if hens are still laying an egg a week, I think I'd consider...

I've been looking at back posts on the topic of "to eat or not to eat" older hens, and I see that people have strong opinions one way or the other, but I don't get a good feeling for HOW MANY backyard chicken keepers fall into each camp. I hope I'm not reinventing the wheel here, but I thought...