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Different people do it in different ways. Most killing methods have one thing in common: they use a tool the person might have handy, that also has other uses. The "best" method depends on what tool and what skills you have. Personally, I use a hatchet or ax or similar tool to chop off the...

Continuing to keep a hen as a pet, even when she's not productive, can sometimes be a reasonable choice. But I think it should BE a choice, something you think about, not just the thing that happens because you didn't think whether to keep her or not. It may be worth picking one or two times...

That's not how I think of it, but I suppose you might be onto something with that explanation. That might explain why I'm only a little sad about eating "Goldy" or "Galahad," because I do know that there I will still have the others for a while (until their time comes), and sometime before I...

I'm never sure how to answer that question. It's either both, or some third category that falls in between the "pets" and the "strictly eggs/food" groups. I like chickens enough to keep a flock even when that costs much more money and time than buying eggs & meat at the store. I like to have a...

My views on when to cull a chicken: every option in your poll (except "never"), plus quite a few more. The thing is, I like to eat chicken. I expect to eventually eat every chicken I ever raise, unless it is killed by a predator or has an illness. So the chickens that I like best will to stick...