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These hens are usually crammed into a cage no bigger than their bodies, they can not move, stand, roost, fly, go out and enjoy sunlight on their backs, nothing! When they are useless and stop laying, they get butchered for animal food, or the chicken pie you saw at your last visit to...
Hello, I was around through some online chicken pages, and noticed that there are two egg farms close to my house, (1-2 hours away) I want to know what is everyone else's experience in rescuing battery hens? Any tips for doing such? Thanks in advance!
Nick
he will drink lots, i dont give him too much or else he'll drown. once every 2 days he will eat a bit of medicated starter on a bit of water to make it softer for him he will eat only a little bit. his poop is the same since he was born, so im not too worried about that, but i am concerned about...
i think i know what went wrong, for the last few weeks i noticed him on the side of the brooder, i was looking through the internet and found out that if chickens stay away or to the corner of the broder far from the light they are too hot, so, what i am guessing due to the high temperatures in...
it indeed looks like a pullet! congrats! they have quite a few pictures of silver phoenixes here http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Phoen/BRKPhoenix.html
antibotics is probably a good idea, get some to mix with the water to get him energized and "hiper." is he thirsty? if he opens and closes his mouth he could be wanting water? when was the last time he had any water?
omg, mine is 4 weeks old and he looks nothing like that... its because he is sick.. are those pullets you have there? that maybe the reason, pullets feather faster then cockerels...
ok, got him some mediacted starter today, with some avia charge, he drinks the water but not eating the food. his beak i found out today, is broken unfurtunately. I have no clue what caused this, his beak has been broken so hard , i think that is the reason, why he wont pick up his head, open...
well, just called the local feed store, and they said that they're closed, wont be able to get him avia charge till tommorow. it so sad to see him he is just laying there not being able to get up, and his beak so weird looking.I don't know what i can give him until tommorow... took away the milk...