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Yep, a shotgun does it just as good.
If you shoot a .22 CB round, it has little or no gunpowder, and in a long barrel, like a rifle, it make NO noise at all. A headshot with this will do the job and the person standing next to you won't know a thing. It is always painful to have to...
Sadly, I had to shoot magpie to put her out of her misery. The fluid that she had in her abdomen was perhaps one of the grossest smells I have ever smelled, and it came out all at once.
The vet wanted $500+ to see her with minimal tests. Can't afford that.
Tried the warm bath for 20 minutes, no help. Used latex glove and lube, could not feel any eggs at all. Is is possible she ate some rat poison? That's the only thing I can think of.
Magpie, my 2 year old Rhode Island Red hen may be sick. She has thick dried feces caked on the feathers below her vent, her abdomen is very bloated, and she stands feebly with her butt and legs in a droopy position. Her throat and nose is clear and normal looking.
I had three hens, but...
I started out with 10 Rhode Island Reds on my 2 acre property, but the flock was reduced by 8 one afternoon by a stray pitbull. I managed to put a .22 bullet into the pit bulls head and drop him (weighed 65 pounds) and after that my remaining two hens were safe for about 6 months.
A few days...