Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

[Pullet Surprise]

Good lord they are now selling stun guns for humanly killing chickens..how is that humane?

Oh, you read that too? I was thinking little hoods over the chicken's head to avoid seeing the eyes might have been a good way to go

 

[Maven]

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You and I sure would have gotten along great back then, Bee!! By the time I was 9 years old I'd beaten the snot out of every boy in the neighborhood and was always the first one chosen on a pick up game of football in the vacant lot!

And still got chased on the playground for a smooch.

Ah, those were the days, my friend.

 

[Maven]

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Offer them a last cigarette with that?

 

[galanie]

Bee and Fred (and anyone else!) I'd really like to know if you think any of these cockerels are worth keeping for a utility flock.  I'm wanting to have some free fertilized eggs to practice with my Christmas incubator I hope to find under the Christmas tree. Note current flock is just a grab bag of different breeds that sounded appealing.

#1, #2 and #3 are about 8 months, they were all "sexed pullets". #4 and #5 are about 4 months old, part of a mid/late summer SR hatch I bought to replace some year old hens I lost to a coyote attack (took both my broodies!!). With the exception of #2 who I really just don't like, there are things I like and don't like about each of them. I've added my thoughts, please tell me if/where I am totally off base.

This is one of the pullets I will probably use, I have four from Cackle, all pretty similar in shape and size.

Can't tell you why or what the breeds are. I just like the fourth guy down the best. Love me a chunky monkey and he's got breast.

 

[galanie]

Oh, you read that too? I was thinking little hoods over the chicken's head to avoid seeing the eyes might have been a good way to go

Actually I was thinking a hood for the human's head. So it couldn't go through with such nonsense.

 

[galanie]

Oh, and I see I missed the gratuitous grandson picture!

LOL Yours beat mine. Mine just wanted to chase them. And then got upset when not allowed to.

 

[Beekissed]

You and I sure would have gotten along great back then, Bee!! By the time I was 9 years old I'd beaten the snot out of every boy in the neighborhood and was always the first one chosen on a pick up game of football in the vacant lot!

And still got chased on the playground for a smooch.

Ah, those were the days, my friend.

Me too! Always a captain and could put a burn on the legs of the boys with a dodge ball that would still be there the next day. Got knocked out with line drives so many times back then that it probably explains how I am today.

Yes, those were the days. Back then I won most of the time. That all changed when I got out of school...went on a losing streak from then on out.

 

[Maven]

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YES FTW!!!!

LOL Yours beat mine. Mine just wanted to chase them. And then got upset when not allowed to.

Heh, he found out real quick - when you chase a roo, a roo will chase back - 'specially when the roo is darn near as big as YOU!

 

[Maven]

Me too! Always a captain and could put a burn on the legs of the boys with a dodge ball that would still be there the next day. Got knocked out with line drives so many times back then that it probably explains how I am today.

Yes, those were the days. Back then I won most of the time. That all changed when I got out of school...went on a losing streak from then on out.

Yeah, I had to kiss a LOT of toads before I found my prince.

 

[galanie]

 

Me too!  Always a captain and could put a burn on the legs of the boys with a dodge ball that would still be there the next day.  Got knocked out with line drives so many times back then that it probably explains how I am today.     Yes, those were the days.  Back then I won most of the time.  That all changed when I got out of school...went on a losing streak from then on out. 

Yeah, I had to kiss a LOT of toads before I found my prince.

In order to prove how tough they were, the boys ended up ganging up on me. They never did seem to understand that it only proved how tough they were NOT. They still high fived each other because it took 4 of them to best one girl. Taught me a good lesson though. Lesson being: Just be sneaky. We're better at that even at 4 to 1 odds.