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Posted by ccox (My Page) on

Tue, May 15, 07 at 19:32

I went out to collect eggs the other night and encountered this beauty. Luckily I was able to catch and rehome him about 5 acres away. I had 2 more come within two weeks and was able to relocate them as well. Most chicken folks think I'm crazy for not just killing them. I just figure for all the beneficial work they do, I can spare an egg or two.
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Posted by elly_nj (My Page) on
Sat, May 19, 07 at 7:40

Thank you for not kiling it!

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Posted by matoad (malueckel@yahoo.com) on
Wed, May 23, 07 at 17:11

What a fantastic picture!! I am curious- did you wait til he finished his meal before relocating or did you move him with egg in mouth?! yes, thank you for not killing such a beauty, although hungry!

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Posted by ccox (My Page) on
Fri, May 25, 07 at 20:20

No I did not let him finish the egg because the egg would have finished him first. It is a 'dummy' egg I put in my nestboxes to encourage the hens to "lay here". That big white egg is the size of a peacock egg and hard as rocks. It must have been fate that I found him when I did. I will say that he already had two eggs in him when I relocated, so he didn't go completely hungry.

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