Culling chickens, killing chickens, chickens you’re not going to eat, other uses for older chickens The word “cull” is both a noun and a verb. It can be used as the selective slaughter of wild animals or it can be the process of selecting from a large quantity. It can also mean to obtain from […]
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In this account I am doctoring a chicken, but the same principles apply to all wound care. In our quest to get the farm restored I jumped the gun a little in getting our chickens. I had one narrow window of opportunity and I took it, but we were not really ready in terms of
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Chicken chop, feeding chickens kitchen scraps, what to do with food waste We hate waste, it’s just money and hard work down the drain, so one of the many things we try to keep out of the land fill is our kitchen waste. When we had pigs it wasn’t a problem. Without pigs I would
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What to do with chickens that stop laying, other uses for chickens besides food.When I was a kid catching and preparing our ducks and chickens was my job. Yep, I was the neck wringer. As I am once again preparing our farm to be productive I have to apologize to my niece and sister-in-law. See
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