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<\/a>I know it’s gruesome, but this is some of the realities of keeping livestock.<\/p><\/div>\n
On Sunday, I went to the lovely Blindley Heath Country Fair and happened upon some Hylands for sale. The lovely point-of-lay (POL) pullets were only \u00a310 each, so knowing I wanted to grow my layers flock, I nabbed a couple. They were very happy and healthy hens and I popped them into a quarantine pen and left them scratching around in the sawdust and laying eggs.<\/p>\n
This morning I entered the coop to signs of carnage. At first I thought number two’s neck was just a little wet – until I leaned in closer and discover her neck was actually torn open. This isn’t a small hole, this is a gaping wound slashed right down to the musculature of her neck. It seems that number one’s prehistoric origins had gotten the better of her and the inner velociraptor had been unleashed!<\/p>\n
<\/a>I know it’s gruesome, but this is some of the realities of keeping livestock.<\/p><\/div>\n