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Now Have Eight

Post by mattcantwin » Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:22 am

My wife and I were debating whether to continue with the chickens.

We've been doing this for about 8 years.

Were down to 3 chickens, only one of them laying.


Decided to keep things going and added 5 more this morning.

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Post by Selym » Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:25 am

Are the ones that aren't laying good to eat? I'm assuming the chickens we buy at the store are male. Are hens just as good to eat?

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Post by mattcantwin » Fri Apr 21, 2023 12:57 pm

Selym wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:25 am
Are the ones that aren't laying good to eat? I'm assuming the chickens we buy at the store are male. Are hens just as good to eat?

Hens that are at the end of their laying life are considered a by-product of the egg industry, unlike broilers that are reared for meat
and are a valuable food product. If spent hens do go into the human food chain, they are generally used in products such as soups, stock or stews.
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Re: Now Have Eight

Post by Selym » Fri Apr 21, 2023 1:29 pm

Poule au vin it is, then!

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Re: Now Have Eight

Post by amckiwi » Fri Apr 21, 2023 3:02 pm

I heard putting the chickens in the freezer for 5 mins beside a frozen chook can buck up their egg laying

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Post by mattcantwin » Fri Apr 21, 2023 3:16 pm

amckiwi wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 3:02 pm
I heard putting the chickens in the freezer for 5 mins beside a frozen chook can buck up their egg laying
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Re: Now Have Eight

Post by toxicavenger » Fri Apr 21, 2023 8:58 pm

Selym wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:25 am
Are the ones that aren't laying good to eat? I'm assuming the chickens we buy at the store are male. Are hens just as good to eat?
The really good laying hens (leghorns) are not good meat birds imo, unless they are pumped with a bunch of shit to fatten them up.

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Post by toxicavenger » Fri Apr 21, 2023 9:00 pm

mattcantwin wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:22 am
My wife and I were debating whether to continue with the chickens.

We've been doing this for about 8 years.

Were down to 3 chickens, only one of them laying.


Decided to keep things going and added 5 more this morning.

(only 4 heads in the picture)


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Are those Isa's or Rhode Island Reds?

We just added 4 more this last fall and they are already laying. We are up to 12 hens now. Funny we were also talking about not getting anymore. :roll:

Right now one of our Easter Egger's is being super broody. :crybaby:

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Post by mattcantwin » Sat Apr 22, 2023 7:31 am

toxicavenger wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 9:00 pm

Are those Isa's or Rhode Island Reds?

They are Red Stars (similar to Isa's)
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Post by toxicavenger » Sat Apr 22, 2023 3:46 pm

mattcantwin wrote:
Sat Apr 22, 2023 7:31 am
toxicavenger wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 9:00 pm

Are those Isa's or Rhode Island Reds?

They are Red Stars (similar to Isa's)
Cool. We have one of the Stars. She is a good layer. :roll:

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Re: Now Have Eight

Post by mattcantwin » Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:23 am

The breeder said they would lay eggs pretty soon; they found a good number of eggs within the shipment of pullets.

Got our first egg this morning.


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