Farm chatter

[ChickForLife]

By 'once they stop laying and you go to college' does he mean get rid of any that stop laying before you go to college, or keep any that are laying when you go to college but get rid of non layers?

I think he doesn't want to take care of them when I leave for college and I can't take them with me and he doesn't think you can sell non-layers or at least a lot of them.

 

[HappyDuckie]

I think he wants something better than butchering them. Also, doesn't meat from an old chicken taste bad?

Other than selling/giving them away or butchering them, there's literally nothing else you can do.
No. Meat from older chickens is very delicious in stews or soups.

 

[ChickForLife]

I think he doesn't want to take care of them when I leave for college and I can't take them with me and he doesn't think you can sell non-layers or at least a lot of them.

I won't be able to sell all my non-layers. Like who would buy 20 chickens who don't lay and are old?

 

[ChickForLife]

Other than selling/giving them away or butchering them, there's literally nothing else you can do.
No. Meat from older chickens is very delicious in stews or soups.

Hmm. Wow, I thought it tasted bad!

 

[black_cat]

I won't be able to sell all my non-layers. Like who would buy 20 chickens who don't lay and are old?

Do you have family friends that also have chickens?

 

[HappyDuckie]

I won't be able to sell all my non-layers. Like who would buy 20 chickens who don't lay and are old?

Someone who wants to eat them. I have a friend that buys old non-laying hens and makes some good soup.

 

[HappyDuckie]

Hmm. Wow, I thought it tasted bad!

It may not be very tender, but it is very flavorful and softens up after being cooked a few hours.

 

[ChickForLife]

Do you have family friends that also have chickens?

Not really. I have some friends who want to get chickens, but only like 2 and they probably will have already got them by then but that is it.

 

[ChickForLife]

Not really. I have some friends who want to get chickens, but only like 2 and they probably will have already got them by then but that is it.

Do you think a local farm would take them?

 

[black_cat]

Do you think a local farm would take them?

I bet! Mine will probably go to the farm I volunteered at.