St. Francisville and Sumner are flourishing towns. LAWRENCEVILLE-the county-seat of Lawrence County, is situated on the Embarras River, at the intersection of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern and the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railways, 9 miles west of Vincennes, Ind., and 139 miles east of St. Louis.
Chickens Used for Meat. Chickens used for egg production are among the most abused of all farm animals. In order to meet the consumer demand for eggs, 280 million hens laid 77.3 billion eggs in 2007. In the past 50 years, the amount a chicken used for meat grows each day has increased by more than 300%. 2  Chickens in the meat industry typically spend their lives confined to warehouse-like buildings, each packed with as many as 20,000 chickens.
Your chickens will also need grit to help them digest their food. And calcium for their health and the health of the eggs they're laying. Their body will tell them when they need these things, so keeping a small dish of each in the coop should satisfy their requirements.