Carbon monizide binds to the blood much more readily than oxygen, so it deprives the brain of oxygenated blood, they loose consciousness then die..again painless..it's like going to sleep, but permanently.
We started our chicken flock when my grandaughters class incubated some eggs, and we agreed to take four of the chicks when the class was done with them. Well, 3 of the four turned out to be roosters. We have since acquired 10 more hens, and gave away one of the roosters as he became very...
This is a photo of a friends coop that caught fire. Apparently, living in the California sierras where it is cold, they were using one of the heat lamps for chicks to keep their hens warm. It is what caused this fire. Total loss to the coop. A neighbor spotted the flames and contacted them...
I purchased a length of vinyl gutter, and cut it into 3' lengths. I glued end caps on, and screwed a piece of wood on the backs of each "trough". On the backside I put 2 eye bolts, and used stainless carabiners to attach to eye bolts in the run, so I can remove them to clean. So far they are...
My friend who is partners in our chickens, came up with a super clever way to feed our chickens greens. She had a non used 1 gallon chicken wire gopher guard that she wired on to inside of the run, filled it with greens, and gave our chickens a fun way to eat greens. It is sort of a slow feeder(...
Yesterday, one of our 3 month old silkies(actually my friend owned her), presented with what appeared to be wry neck. After reading some of the stories about wry neck, she ran to the local pharmacy and purchased poly vi sol, vit. E and selenium. She gave her a couple of doses last night and...