“Sexed pullets” take the guesswork out of selection and speeds up the egg production process. These are young hens, 2 to 6 months old and ready to live in their coop. Hens start laying at 20 to 24 weeks of age.
Class 2: Getting Your Hen into the StockpotAt some point your hens are going to stop laying and it will be time to figure out what happens next— CD Neighbor Knox Gardner will show you how easy it is to get your backyard chickens ready for the stew pot. It’s not pretty, but if you’re eating meat and like chicken noodle soup, this class will show you how it’s done. Please wear clothes you can get a little dirty if you’re going to help pluck feathers.
Andrew, a manager at Blackbaud, graduated from Clemson with degrees in accounting and poultry science. His plans to farm gave way to a desk job and family, but he stays balanced through his home operation.
“The first tip for people interested in raising chickens is to learn how complicated and delicate they are,” says Fix, emphasizing that the birds can die quickly if they run out of food and water, especially in Charleston’s heat.
The Colman Community Harvest invites our CD neighbors down to Judkins Park for some great FREE events this Saturday, October 8th. CLASSES ARE FREE, BUT SPACE IS LIMITED TO 8 PARTICIPANTS, so please RSVP if you are interested…
Out on Wadmalaw, Andrew and Beth Payne once had over 2,000 chickens in an 18-room facility converted from an old field workers’ dormitory. They scaled back their operation upon the arrival of their first child, paring Paynes Poultry down to about 50 hens who live in an expansive coop in the yard. Inside their house, two incubators full of hatching eggs are tucked into hallway corners and a bedroom closet.
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