We have been talking a lot about chickens this week. We (well our gardener) is building a chicken run and house so that we can have about 10 chickens for eggs. The doc has been reading too much Hugh (Fearnley-Whittenstall) and would also like some broilers that we can fatten up for the pot.
We tried eating a “local chicken” this week, I wouldn’t recommend them although our eldest does now understand about where chicken comes from and has a handful of feathers as a memento! Fortunately neither of them saw our gardener chasing (what I assume to be) a headless chicken around the garage. The vendor who came to the gate allowed us to choose a chicken and once we had selected he put the rejected ones (still live) back into the basket beak first through a small opening, I’m not sure what Hugh would say about that.
Can't believe I'll be the last one of the three of us to get chickens.......have you heard latest from newton small holding-the Ginger chicken is a he not a she-started crowing!!
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