Our local humane society got a call from a donor that had a pair of small gold chickens show up in his yard and wanted them gone. We were called and went over to find that he had a pair of roosters that had "escaped" from the neighbors. They had brought them home the day before and it appeares...
We love the Little Giant and have all three sizes. Easy to clean since we have them hanging from rubber hoses. Just swirl the dirt and dump it out and walk away. No toting water! We have one connected to a 55 gallon drum and the rest to the faucet. The faucet is not the recommended method since...
It appears that the feeder would be sitting on the ground instead of being suspended. If I am correct in that assumption I could not recommend purchasing one. When the feeders sit on the ground they are much more likely to have issues with the feed not evenly filling the area where the chickens...
How about just a quick description? Cornish X would be white so if your food fiend is a different color that would most likely indicate that it isn't a meat bird and if she isn't totally overweight a good candidate for deworming.
Here are a few pictures of what I used last year. I think this year I want to raise it up off the floor a bit and find a way to put a filter and fan near it to minimize the dust.
When the vet isn't an option what I have found safest (for all involved) is either a pair of very good hand pruning shears (I like having more leverage than the kitchen scissors I have) or for adults a sharp pair of pruning loppers. That way I am not swinging sharp blades while I am distressed...
For the last three years we take care of any chicks that have issues at our local feed store. All the chicks they get are shipped. Last year we ended up not returning about ~130 and only ~20 that died during the 8 weeks of getting in 200 - 300 chicks a week (the week of the extra 500 roosters...