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[Lisa Perry <lkvp AT floydva.net>]

Gene GeRue wrote:

> > We bought from Murray McMurray last summer and ordered 25 hens in a 
> > straight run order.
>
>
> Straight run means the chicks are unsexed and you take your chances. 
> If you want all females, you order females.
>
> Murray McMurray sends the exotics to seduce people into becoming 
> chicken fanciers, as opposed to raising them for food. If yours is the 
> latter purpose, drown the exotics upon arrival.
I apologize, I meant we ordered all females.  Drown them?  Oh my.  My 
boys were there when we opened the box, I can't imagine drowning 
them--but less violent than what we may have to do.