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It sounds like you have very blessed chickens...

These are some vet thoughtful answers,. I hadn't heard of weight/footage for chickens before.. but it sure holds some thought on the subject... thank you all so much for uyour time and thoughts

Amen! ... it's a blessing you were there.. so glad all ened OK,.. it just goes to show... ya never know what's going to happen when ya get out of bed in the morning!

I believe it I believe it! Just when I think I've heard it all! ... Well I didn't have any natural ones for her that day,. or any day... I like the sound too,.. and thankfully .. so do my neighbors. Poor roos,. that must be an awful life ,. not to crow. Hey Kuntrygirl!... Yeah...

Exactly!

Wow!... hadn't heard a story that bad in a while...That is so very sad..the lack of understanding and common sense is an awful commentary on how far away from reality many in this country have come in regards to their food source.. I would like to see those "poopless" birds that lay her pristine...

I was just hoping for any input.. I was taught that a pasture is a large area with grass.... I am seeing folks with small yards calling their hens and eggs pastured.. I was told by a farmer/vet that mine are almost not what he would consider free range.. I think with all the new backyard...

Wow! Ya'll have so much land for your flocks.. I be drooling... land envy.. it's a problem I'm dealing with.. How much land does a flock of 30 need to be honestly called pastured? We have ours on an acre. Half is wooded with lots of old layed mulch for scrathing and bugs and half is grassy...

How much land does a flock of 30 need to be honestly called pastured? We have ours on over 3/4 an acre. Half is wooded with lots of old layed mulch for scrathing and bugs and half is grassy yard planted with clover and millet ... rye in winter.. It was explained to me by a vet and a farmer that...

Thanks ya'll,. I didn't answer your posts cuz when I got a better look at her I knew she was done,and wanted to get her taken care of fast... I found a wonderful young vet that took us and agreed,. she was too badly mauled,. he put her down for us... we did give her some of the hydrocodone on...

A dog got under our fence and tore up our flock. Our sweetest hen is mauled too badly to try to help her,. I need to get her to someone that can put her down for us. Hubby usually culls our birds but he's in Afghanistan!. I just need to know if I can give her some of this hydrocodone I have...

I think I could take the cold,.. but we're cold and wet and muddy ... and everything is... gray.

I remember when you started your Blue Program,. you have really succeeded in creating something special! congratulations! If only we had the room,..

Can you post a few pics of the parents?

Ya know,.. What kuntrygirl is saying about TSC is sad but true,.. but our experience there has been that NO ONE there has any knowledge of the animals they are selling. Last Thursday we walked up to look at the chicks (just to see of course) and there was a bin full of RIR chicks and something...