Recent content by MontanaGal

I just put 3 drops of oregano oil into my chickens water and they won't touch it. Dumped that and put 1 drop into 2 gallons of water to see if they will drink that. If not, I am going to either put ACV or Silver into their water. I know they will drink that. That oregan oil is very strong...

Here is the magic water recipe that I have: 1 Quart Warm Water 1/4 Cup Honey 1 Tablespoon of ACV 1 Clove Garlic (pressed) I haven't tried this exact recipe, but I do put ACV in my chickens' waterers. I just put a 1/4 cup ACV into a 3-gallon waterer. My chickens are never sick or off their...

We used superglue, not sutures. Blot the area dry and apply superglue and pinch the skin together until it is holding the skin closed. I kept my chicken in all night and actually had to add more superglue the next morning. After that, the chicken did well. Lived on to lay eggs and is a...

THANK YOU for posting your information. I noticed my 2-month old chicken didn't look normal in the breast area and by looking on Google, and finding this page, I was able to perform surgery on her and feel good about it. My chicken didn't have straw impaction though - the crop was...

If that is the case, then why are a lot of other countries BANNING GMO foods? I will stick with ORGANIC feed for myself & my animals. My animals are not eating GMO's and won't be. I guess time will tell for you and others, but not for me.

I disagree with what you are saying. IF a chicken/beef/pork/ and even human is fed genetically modified (GM) products, it has the probability of creating a sterile chicken/beef/pork/human. THAT is what is behind the driving force of genetically modified products. Sterility! There are...

The chicks I ordered came from non-gmo fed hens (not fed GMO corn or other GMO feeds), in other words. IF chickens are fed any corn products, chances are they are being fed gmo corn. 99% of the corn in the US is GMO corn.

Hi, I bought Freedom Ranger chicks in June 2015, so they are still in business. Their website however is called "Freedom Ranger Hatchery" and ends in .com AND, they offer non-GMO chicks, just click on the little arrow beside the box that says "Straight Run". That is my 2 cents worth. :)...

Hi, I buy organic chicken feed from Big Sky Organic Feed, Fort Benton, Montana. Others are right though - it is about twice as much $$ wise for the organic, than the regular feed, but since I don't trust our food production companies any more, I will buy organic and have the peace of mind...

Well, get ready, because the news will be coming out sooner than later. The studies that are being done now will be coming out soon, and then you will understand more about the sterility of the animals and us. I know GMO has been around for a long, long time, and up until the last few years...

I have thought about that too, and I am wondering IF they have had that problem. How to find out is the question. I don't know what is going on with my chicks, but I do know that I have learned something that I did not have a clue about a month ago. That GMO fed parents are going to have GMO...

Hi, I wrote to the Freedom Ranger hatchery and asked about their GMO use, here is their reply. This may help others make their decisions. Wow, is all I can say to this. We, as people, must make our own choices, but we must educate ourselves too. I think that all hatcheries should make it...

If you need any more incentive to avoid GMO food completely, you might want to watch this video. It's a bit technical, but fascinating... Jeff Smith interviews Stephanie Steneff - amazing revelations!: Monsanto's Roundup Herbicide—Featuring the Darth Vader Chemical...

Hi, I bought the 25 cornish cross chicks from McMurray Hatchery. Here is their reply to my email to them. They did refund my money less the shipping fee for all 25 chicks. McMurray's answer to my inquiry as to why my chicks were dieing starting at the age of 3 weeks, when I had done...

Hi, Where do you buy your Freedom Rangers? You are the 2nd person to tell me about them. I read about them in Mother Earth, I think.