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Proud mama hen hatched two baby chicks early today, and we're hoping for more over the next few days. She's staying on the nest, so she seems fairly certain more are coming!
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#Memories of when I lived in #CedarBC & had a flock of #chickens on half acreage. Some of my #UNNATO #CAFVeteran #biker #friends rode up on the #motorcycles for a visit. They wanted #portraits with my small town #celebrity #hen - Scarlett O'Layer (I named her after Scarlett O'Hara).
#Motorcyclists #VeteranFriends #MyOldMotoCrew #vanisle #VancouverIsland #Nanaimo #chooks
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The Inaugural Chicken Husbandry and Slaughtering Workshop
Last weekend we held our first chicken husbandry and slaughtering workshop. This resulted as a lot of the people who get eggs from us ask us what they can do with the cockerels they hatch. For health reasons we don’t offer to take them back. Plus it’s ideological. If one is going to hatch eggs we feel one should be prepared for the inevitable results of that hatching i.e. there will be some blokes. Pretty much guaranteed really. Too many people abandon cockerels by the side of the road here. It’s really sad and there is no excuse for abandoning any animal one is responsible for. My first advice to people asking what they can do with their unwanted cockerels is always that they should eat them. Honestly they will be the best chicken you have ever eaten. This elicits two types of response. One is “I don’t know how to kill them” and the other is “I could never do that”. For the latter we offer a couple of suggestions. The Raptor and Wildlife Refuge of Tasmania does accept live roosters. You can find more information here. You can also contact Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary. They have some devils … Continue reading →