tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post7371387894801158237..comments2024-03-27T00:06:16.305-07:00Comments on The Reluctant Homesteaders: chicksPhoebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436073330879644940noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-52578292558590215402011-05-31T22:09:58.433-07:002011-05-31T22:09:58.433-07:00Hi Robin, Yes, you know I know.I bought a book fro...Hi Robin, Yes, you know I know.I bought a book from the farm store that is written by a veterinarian that walks you through all the steps of butchering your own game and livestock. I keep reading it and asking everyone who will listen questions. I've got about five more weeks to decide how to do the deed, but I am not looking forward to it.<br />Hi Leigh, Be careful what you wish for. If you Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436073330879644940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-22299139904907609912011-05-31T06:45:57.661-07:002011-05-31T06:45:57.661-07:00..hehe that is funny..Well at least you got eggs.......hehe that is funny..Well at least you got eggs..I have tried putting my broody hen on another batch of eggs but she will not stay on them now. Perhaps her mothering instinct only kicks in once per spring! That really is hilarious..that was the problem that I originally had..more then 1 hen per box..and 1 was still laying so things got all screwed up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-38752283066772000372011-05-30T17:55:06.537-07:002011-05-30T17:55:06.537-07:00That is just too funny about those hens and the ne...That is just too funny about those hens and the nest box. Great photos. I just wish one of my 7 hens would get it in her head to set.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-8813500461167573032011-05-30T11:31:26.443-07:002011-05-30T11:31:26.443-07:00That picture with the three hens peeking out of th...That picture with the three hens peeking out of the box is soooo cute. I really want to have chicks by a hen next time as it looks so much easier then brooding them yourself. <br /><br />I'm not looking forward to butchering the ones that we need to. We keep putting it off as there is always something else to do. We have one hen that hasn't been laying for months, is super fat, and Robin J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04910026996056093920noreply@blogger.com