While at work last week, Teresa heard a rumor that VINS (the Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences) will take roosters and old laying hens to feed to the eagles and other raptors. Teresa called this week and, sure enough, the rumor is true! This morning, Eric loaded up a box of 5 of the old laying hens who were no longer laying (thanks to the game camera) and off to VINS they went. They euthanized the birds and placed them in the freezer as a future "frozen dinner".
Despite our reduced number of birds, we still collected 3 eggs this evening, which has been a typical days count. Less birds + same number of eggs = Success!
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