Posts by Mr Hen

So, does everyone think a hatchet is easiest for one person than the head in a cone and slice method? It certainly would be a quick kill, but I'm not sure how I hold the chicken still enough to swing the hatchet. This is particularly...

I guess beheading wasn't really what I was thinking. I thought the easiest way was with one of those cones. You stick the head in there and hold it with one hand then slit the neck with the other. I think for one person to hold it...

We did manage to isolate her, but our isolation coup won't be here until next week. We have given her some yogurt and olive oil soaked bread. Her croup is pretty squishy. I think I might try to pick up some Nystatin in case.

Inevitably, I'm going to have to put one of my chickens down. From reading, it looks like cutting off the head is the most humane way. I would rather not have my first try go horribly wrong, so I figure I could get something from the...

We have started to notice that one of our brown leghorns has a large croup. She is definitely skinny too. We are new to chickens and aren't entirely sure what to do. This leghorn has always been very skittish, so she is very hard to...

My wife was home today and she is still hanging around. I just hope she sticks around during hunting season because she's a little too comfortable around people to last long.

Yes, this is a real wild turkey. I didn't see her today, but we were gone during most of the time she was around Saturday and Sunday. I'm pretty sure that she has been around for a while. I have a few pics, but it will take a while to...

I'd noticed that something was following my chickens around a week ago, but I had assumed it was after them. Yesterday morning I went to give snacks to them. They all came running in from the forest and just behind was a wild turkey. ...

Three days who, one of the eggs I found had blood on it. I couldn't see any evidence of a problem on any of the chickens. Yesterday, another one had blood on it, but it was less than the first time. What might be the problem?

We live in the woods with foxes and bobcats, so free ranging is a weekend thing when we are home. They've been getting pretty gutsy in going into the woods lately too. They have been getting OO brand layer feed. Lately though, some of...