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[pennyJo1960]

Just heard from a chicken friend here I get 2 more cockerel back that will be 4 for freezer camp

 

[drstratton]

Just heard from a chicken friend here I get 2 more cockerel back that will be 4 for freezer camp

We have 6 roosters...we will be sending 3 or 4 to freezer camp. 2 will be easy, the others will be much harder!

 

[ChickenFriends234]

 

[pennyJo1960]

The 4 are the same age but recently bought myself a plucker that goes on a drill and 2 kill cones from Amazon

Welcome to the state thread

 

[drstratton]

The 4 are the same age but recently bought myself a plucker that goes on a drill and 2 kill cones from Amazon


Welcome to the state thread

Let me know how well the plucker works. I would like to get a plucking machine & raise meat birds next year! It's just not in the budget at this time!

 

[pennyJo1960]

The one I bought had two cones one large one medium and the plucker have not had a chance to use them yet but did not need knives
https://www.amazon.com/Chicken-Pluc...d=1598552779&sprefix=chicken+,aps,295&sr=8-41

 

[drstratton]

The one I bought had two cones one large one medium and the plucker have not had a chance to use them yet but did not need knives
https://www.amazon.com/Chicken-Plucker-Killing-Swedish-Processing/dp/B00AZ03F66/ref=sr_1_41?crid=2C3DC3D66269I&dchild=1&keywords=chicken+plucker+machine&qid=1598552779&sprefix=chicken+,aps,295&sr=8-41

Thank you Penny!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Was asked if I would do 20 get paid for it .. Have to think, know the folks he was the mayor here quite a few years great folks .. Probably will one time as the Son said he will assist..

 

[Leigti]

Y’all east siders have it rough in every season!

Yes we do! Just dropped in to say a quick hello to everybody. Everything’s going great here. I have 16 chickens now. They’re all laying eggs like crazy. I’m ready for the weather to cool down. I love spring and fall. I am trying to decide whether to do supplemental light through the winter. Can’t decide, keep switching back-and-forth as to whether I’m going to do it or not. I keep my chickens for four years and then I give them away to people who make them into soup. But at least they get for good years on this planet. So what do you guys think, should I do the supplemental light or would that be too hard on them?

 

[pennyJo1960]

Has not seemed to shorten any lives or hurt my girls
now last year even with the light my older girls the 5 year old quit laying
I was like 3 months no eggs .. I am pretty certain I have some 6 year olds that are
going for soup here the 4 young cockereles growing up can be chicken tacos