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My first chicken!!

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MrCookingNurse
MrCookingNurse Posts: 4,665
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Gotta figure our if it's a boy or girl before we name it and find out its ultimate purpose ;)

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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
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    Nice! Call it Sue. Either it's a girl or a Johnny Cash song.
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,731
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    Very cool!  How long do they take to grow up to be "purposeful"? 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
    edited November 2013
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    Spatchcock it tonight. 400 direct raised about 4 min's.
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • Village Idiot
    Village Idiot Posts: 6,959
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    caliking said:
    Very cool!  How long do they take to grow up to be "purposeful"? 
    Fryers take about 8 weeks.


    Don't name them.  It makes wringing their necks a tad more difficult.
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    Dripping Springs, Texas.
    Just west of Austintatious


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  • MrCookingNurse
    MrCookingNurse Posts: 4,665
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    Now we have 3!
    Village Idiot said:


    caliking said:

    Very cool!  How long do they take to grow up to be "purposeful"? 

    Fryers take about 8 weeks.


    Don't name them.  It makes wringing their necks a tad more difficult.


    I've killed and cleaned plenty of animals, but I am a little worried about getting close to them. A couple of the hens are going to be kept to lay eggs.


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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,731
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    I'm jealous. I would love to have chickens for fresh eggs. 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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