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Since my wife knows little about chickens and doesn't really care for them, here is what I would do in your situation:
1. Since you are already getting rid of two or three birds, tell her you will be taking them to be "molted".
2. Take the aforementioned girls to their new home.
3. Return home with new hens, or, at a later date pick up your new hens and claim that they are the original hens but have been "molted" by your local chicken vet (or friend, if you are worried about the money aspect).
It should be fool proof.
Since my wife knows little about chickens and doesn't really care for them, here is what I would do in your situation:
1. Since you are already getting rid of two or three birds, tell her you will be taking them to be "molted".
2. Take the aforementioned girls to their new home.
3. Return home with new hens, or, at a later date pick up your new hens and claim that they are the original hens but have been "molted" by your local chicken vet (or friend, if you are worried about the money aspect).
It should be fool proof.
