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.
The standard protein source for chickens is soybeans, which must be roasted and at least cracked in half for birds over eight weeks. Younger birds need smaller bits or ground soy. Milk is a good source of protein and can be fed instead of water for half the day, with water available the other half of the day.Ground alfalfa probably is not available organically yet, but you can use hay and chop or crush it into pieces that are smaller than 1 inch, or feed the leaves.he standard protein source for chickens is soybeans, which must be roasted and at least cracked in half for birds over eight weeks. Younger birds need smaller bits or ground soy. Milk is a good source of protein and can be fed instead of water for half the day, with water available the other half of the day.