Forgive me for what I know is probably a stupid question, but the battery hens I got a few days ago, are laying eggs and I wonder if they are safe to eat. The first eggs they laid were a pale tan, but after yogurt, oatmeal, catching bugs, getting sunlight, cereal grains, veggie peels diced very...
One of the battery hens I just got, has bumblefoot in both feet. Would black salve work to help draw it out? Maybe bring it up to the surface close enough I could remove the scab and pop it out without cutting so much? I'm not really squeamish, but I just don't know how well I'll deal with...
A friend of mine stopped outside an egg operation and saw a big box by the side of a dumpster. He peeked inside of it, and found six live hens in with about as many dead ones. He threw the dead ones out and brought the live ones to me, since they were in such bad shape, he couldn't sell them...