stam your troubles with your rooster reminds me of when i was a kid and would stay with my grandparents. grandma had a pet rooster who did not like me or grand pa. one sunday grandma sent me to get a stewing hen for sunday dinner. i always took a stick with me into the coop. yep i walk in and here came the rooster with spurs out. i did not mean to kill but. he made a great pot of chicken and dumplings. also it was a good thing i went home that night and didn't go back for a couple weeks. grandma had calmed down by then. grandpa said he stayed out of her way for a few days but was glad that bird was gone

Twitch, if there is a way for me to get eggs from you after June 19th, I'll have a brooder and a grow-out pen for as many as you care to part with.

Golf club
Axe handle
A rake will do in a pinch.
Fuggun roosters, seems all it takes is to turn you back and the little bastards will try a stick a spur in ya.

You guys rasing those CornishX? (I know Andy is) I have been concidering trying some "Freerangers" They are supposed to have less health issues.

( I would be interested in some Quail as well)

The CX issues are overblown. Feed them 18-20% protien food, keep an eye on them, and you'll have few losses. Feed them 22% and above, don't manage them, you'll have issues. I would like some birds that breed true, but the CX are quick and easy.

FYI there is a growers CO-OP here in Kitsap, I actually went to one of the meetings last week. They have a processing system you can rent.

The speaker at the meeting was Fred Berman, he had a very good presentation on mobile processing systems. My intentions are to eventually get a WSDA special poultry permit.