Maybe not abuse, poor choices maybe. For instance, maybe it would have been best to get a breed well suited for the heat in Arkansas, for you must have been fully aware of your hot summers before choosing your breed. Then you would not be in the position to have to keep your chickens in the...
I find this thread so disturbing on so many levels.
This is not cute or nice for a chicken to wear a dipaer. Its kinda like dressing up a chimpanzee in kids clothing and taking him to the mall. Or putting a diaper on a horse and letting him sleep in your bedroom.
I think this is borderline...
you might want to take a close look at the toxic warnings on those beetle traps. I won't let the wife go near them and I only handle them with latex gloves on. You might be passing toxic chemicals to your birds by feeding them beetles that have come in contact with the bait. If they ate as...