Some of the chickens I look after are growing old. I recently had a hen die at about 11 years old and I have a few in the 7 to 10 years old range. My policy here has been to provide a home for the elderly whether they still lay eggs, or not, until they either die of old age, or contract medical problems that mean their quality of life becomes so poor that death to me at least, seems preferable. It's not a judgment I find easy to make.
I have in the past eaten chickens that have been killed by other predators. My emotional reaction is to want to bury them, but my rational view is I'm burying perfectly edible meat.
I can understand there being a reluctance to eat a deceased chicken that has recently undergone say a course of antibiotics, but what about those that have no harmful drug residue when they die?
I have in the past eaten chickens that have been killed by other predators. My emotional reaction is to want to bury them, but my rational view is I'm burying perfectly edible meat.
I can understand there being a reluctance to eat a deceased chicken that has recently undergone say a course of antibiotics, but what about those that have no harmful drug residue when they die?