John Westfield

I'm a lifelong cooking enthusiast with a special love for strange and underused ingredients. I hope this blog helps open your mind to more of the wonderful edible treasures around us.

When do chickens go outside?

Remember this general advice: Chicks should be at least 4 weeks old before being allowed to go outside. They should have some feather development as down does not hold heat. The transition shouldn’t be abrupt: Take a slow release approach instead. Monitor behaviors closely and adjust time outside accordingly. The first week: 95 degrees FThe …

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Are chickens mean?

In the chicken’s tiny brain, there is no room for meanness as we understand it. Aggressive chickens, however, might adopt behaviors that humans perceive as mean: pecking the hand that feeds; beating at its opponent or keeper with its wings (called “flogging”); spurring people, animals or other chickens; and basically terrorizing anything that moves. What …

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What chicken are you?

Chickens It started in February, and places like Bojanglesand KFCare feeling the heat—and now we know why. Tyson, the world’s second-largest processor of chicken, beef, and pork, says it’s all due to the high demand right now, but also because of its roosters. You might be shy, but everyone you know loves you! Yes, this …

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