Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

38891 I guess I am lucky in the unwanted birds department ,anything not deemed fit for breeding goes to the fur farm I work on . Not a great return money wise but I do get free shavings for bedding Didn't even know there were fur farms in Ontario anymore, if you don't mind me asking, are they raisi...

38924 A lady near me who has chickens answered an ad giving away a ready to lay chicken, they said that they got it for a pet but didn't realize how big a chicken would get. When she went to pick it up, she called again to confirm the address because she thought her GPS was bonkers, nope the addres...

It was difficult to let them go, the fact that they went to a good place makes all the difference. :)

Hamish and his ladies left for Montreal tonight :)
Thank you Vian !!!!
BTW Gill, Etienne wants to know when you are planning to breed Chunky :)

Somebody East of Ottawa has them, will try to find the contact.

Nice! Sometimes it pays to stay up late
Thanks for the info, I can see how it would make a difference if the brooder was in the room temperature or in the barn.

38865 Jim, we use the smaller birds like leghorns for soup/soup stock. 38880 Trever (renfrew bst) kills em young and puts them on a skewer on the bbq. 38887 Beer can BBQ chicken or in the turkey deep fryer 4 at a time for Bantys . Just breasts are good too . Luck All excellent ways to use up the EO...

On the other hand, if the hens like him and are ready, the job is done in a blink of an eye, so Yes I vote with the omelet crowd!

I think the cat got hit by a car and the turkeys are just waiting for lunch ?

Poultry princess post inspire me, we haven't visited this subject in a while. This is the time of the year when decisions are made on how many chicks to hatch or order from a hatchery or purchase from a breeder, might as well consider the dreaded extra cockerels question. With the privilege of being...