Re: Manure


"AriesVal" <valerie.copeland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:39:30 +0100, Christina Websell wrote:

"Sacha" <sacha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I keep mine until they pass away naturally. 8-10 years sometimes.

They are more or less pets then. I mainly keep hens for the eggs they lay
but I do enjoy seeing them running around too.

I would not call them "pets" exactly. I don't name them or allow them in
the house;-) I see no reason why, when they have given me their best shot,
to dispose of them, or kill them as some do once they are past their best
laying. I have plenty of room for the geriatrics to womble around giving me
occasional eggs, and I feel comfortable with keeping them this way, as I
have done for the past 30 years.
Atm I have I have 7 cocks and 16 hens of various rare breeds. I've cut
back..





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