We have hundreds of chicken houses around us, and lately I've been thinking that I'd like to 'rescue' some hens (either layers or breeders... not broilers!!) and put them in our pasture down by the barn, they'd be away from our chickens up here. I always feel so bad for those poor hens, and I'd love to give some a good home, but wondering if that would be a good or bad idea?
(I asked a guy down the road from us to let me know if he has extra hens after they clean out of house and he told me that they just cleaned out the chickens a week prior and there were 50 left over that he had to kill and throw in a pit... bummer! I would have loved to have some. They were breeders... so not Leghorns... but not sure of the breed, I asked him and he said they were "Cobb chickens" I know they're white, and a heavy breed, so White Rocks maybe or a cross??)
(I asked a guy down the road from us to let me know if he has extra hens after they clean out of house and he told me that they just cleaned out the chickens a week prior and there were 50 left over that he had to kill and throw in a pit... bummer! I would have loved to have some. They were breeders... so not Leghorns... but not sure of the breed, I asked him and he said they were "Cobb chickens" I know they're white, and a heavy breed, so White Rocks maybe or a cross??)