Good afternoon, my reader. Many people keep poultry on the site, keeping it in the spring and summer is not a big problem. However, by the cold season, the question arises of what to do with the chickens. You can find the answer to this question in our article.
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"Under the ax"
The option to slaughter a bird is the most logical and the fastest that comes to mind. But is it suitable for everyone?
If you are a lover of neatly cut meat from the counters, and you manage to become attached to your own bird from your home area, then you simply will not be able to raise your hand to the animal.
The second disadvantage is that you always need to remember: laying hens are not the chicken broilers that you are used to seeing in stores. The breeds that lay eggs are very different in the size of the carcass, as well as in the quality of the meat itself. At the same time, a cut carcass can weigh no more than 1 kg.
If neither one nor the other is any problem for you, then feel free to choose this option and do not worry about where the chickens will be in the cold season.
Poultry sales
Selling a bird to your neighbors is a great way out of your situation. Many owners of a specially equipped chicken coop from neighboring sites only dream of increasing the number of birds. You are their livestock for them, and for them you are a "renewed" flock. The cost of your livestock, of course, will cost less than the amount you buy, but this way you don't have to worry about where to put the bird.
"For winter overexposure"
You don't have to sell your livestock to your neighbors, but give it to overexposure. After winter, you will take the birds back to your place, and they will continue to delight you with a harvest of eggs. True, here you will have to pay for the provision of the service, as well as pay extra for the maintenance (feed, etc.). But you have to choose.
Donate
If all of the above options are dreary for you, and at the same time you can give chickens for so, then why not? On gratuitous terms, your bird will be accepted in completely different places - from monasteries with their own farms to villages.
Wintering for chickens
If you are also one of those summer residents who get used to their own living creatures on the site, chicken breeding is a priority for you and you visit the dacha at least once a week, then this option is for you.
The way is simple - to build the most ordinary, but at the same time comfortable wintering for your bird. In this case, the temperature in the room should be maintained from 10 to 15 degrees, and the water and food should be regularly renewed.
From time to time you should come to the site not only to feed and pour water, but also simply to visit your living creatures. If necessary, you can release the birds for a walk, if the weather permits.
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