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The same thing happened to by flock. Killed about 12 chickens over the course of a couple of weeks. Put up trail cameras outside of our pen and it was racoons. Killed in the same gruesome way (Head eaten but not much else).

Sorry to be slow getting back. I still haven't figured the forum out yet. :hmm We are fresh off the heels of what I call "racoon-poclypse 2022." That dwindled my flock considerably. I have a couple of grown Cochins and grown Gueneas that managed to survive, and have some silkie, cochin, and...

Thank you for responding. That seems to be the general consensus. I would like to save money but the quality of meat is important to me. I think I will educate myself on the best way to do home harvesting and try it myself in the future.

Thanks for your response. That’s kind of what I was thinking…I tried it about 10 years ago but it was a disaster. A bunch of inexperienced poultry people (myself included) the wrong kind of chickens, poor planning etc. I will be looking at the resources available here and probably give it...

Does anyone know of a place in the Northwest Georgia/Northeast Alabama area that processes chickens for individuals? Chicken from the store has gotten so expensive and I lack the knowledge or really the will to slaughter chickens at home, but would be willing to pay someone to processes them...

I have always loved chickens, but have only recently (the last year or so), been able to get a coop and actually care for them. I am excited to learn about my chickens and their care from other newbies and the more experienced chicken folk here. :)