tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post6270818774159515520..comments2024-02-27T15:19:59.496-08:00Comments on Backyard Farming: What do you do with spent layers?Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04169799115572882024noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-77616922892446086262010-08-01T21:44:14.326-07:002010-08-01T21:44:14.326-07:00We have 12 chickens. 3 are roosters, 8 hens, and 1...We have 12 chickens. 3 are roosters, 8 hens, and 1 Chick that we don't know about yet s/he is only 3 weeks old. But we plan on keeping our chickens for their whole lives. Plus every couple years we plan on adding a couple more to the group. I don't feel that just because they don't lay eggs that they deserve to be dinner. I feel they deserve the right to grow old gracefully just as we do. I know a lot of people do cull their chickens and get knew ones pretty often.Chasityhttp://www.respectlifeeatveggies.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-59370975150223722212008-05-26T20:12:00.000-07:002008-05-26T20:12:00.000-07:00Hillary, I think we can all respect that. I had a ...Hillary, I think we can all respect that. I had a really difficult time giving away my first three chickens when they reached 2 years old, it was just a few weeks ago and I still miss them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923385601755527594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-26154879834711839872008-05-26T20:07:00.000-07:002008-05-26T20:07:00.000-07:00I think I am in it for the long haul. My two hens...I think I am in it for the long haul. My two hens are pets and I think just like my 10 year old dog who can no longer run with me I am in it for the long haul with my animals. I've also always said that I won't eat what I can't kill myself (yes, if I am starving on an island with my two kids I would kill anything- but that's not my reality right now) and so I am left with seafood which is just fine by me. I respect and understand others opinions and ideas- I am just sharing my own.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07683984796456989236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-15799607010328396642008-05-24T08:47:00.000-07:002008-05-24T08:47:00.000-07:00I still haven't decided! I don't want to end up w...I still haven't decided! I don't want to end up with a bunch of chickens that don't do anything but eat so I'll probably have to do something similar to what you've done. I just don't think I could do it myself!meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295072881113486917noreply@blogger.com