Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

[toby1959]

The circle of life is just that.

 

[MoonAngel12]

Achickenwrangler#1 If I could have another that white one with the chipmunk stripe is adorable.

There was an EE at Southern States today that looked like that one - very much an oddball in the tub! I almost bought it just out of pure curiosity to see what it looked like feathered out

. Well, it and a couple BRs b/c I really want some of those. I did NOT want to deal with any more chicks this year though! Thankfully I was able to just walk away... plus seeing kids (not mine) randomly picking them up I figured I would get the one that was half squeezed to death. I really wish they didn't have them quite so accessible.

 

[Achickenwrangler#1]

here's his daddy, looked the same as chick

 

[Achickenwrangler#1]

That's nice to say it so, I would say, I wish some people wouldn't allow their children access to the chicks...fortunately, they are pretty tough, as the first thing the broody did was start scratching and sent one chick flying like a tumbleweed.....! She doesn't seem to care much when she steps on their feet and they scream about it either...still, I know what you're saying...they should demo their electric fence around the chick tub...is that awful?

 

[Minchi]

Only if it is wrong of me to picture the kids flying and laughing at the idea... Dad is beautiful.

 

[dquarles74]

reply quoted and reposted below.

 

[dquarles74]

What do you mean by plain ol' vinegar...isn't apple cider vinegar plain ol' vinegar?

I buy distilled white vinegar for cleaning and air freshening around the house. I use apple cider vinegar for cooking and indigestion because it tastes better than white vinegar Just wondering if they both work for making healthy chickens.

 

[Achickenwrangler#1]

There's different types of vinegar. Beekissed refer to unpasturized apple cider vinegar, the mother of all vinegars, there is a thread on feeding meaties that explains it and differences, that's all I know, except I am also using it to ferment feed for my chickens after reading that thread

 

[Minchi]

Bee you mentioned making apple juice in to viniger, how long does that take. I ask because I have some good stuff that I know won't get drunk and I have some bragg's.

 

[HappyHenMama]

Such good responses from both Ridgerunner and Beekissed. What you see is a mentality or agricultural impetus in what we do. No good farmer goes about recklessly killing off his/her livestock, but..... no stock is ever allowed to suffer and weak stock is not allowed to breed, going forward.

Last month, one of my very favorite hens, a hen I had bred for over 3 generations, developed either egg bound or ascites or both. It is sad, it is frustrating and it is disappointing. I gave her every chance. I soaked her twice in a wash tub of warm water, all to no avail. I cannot spend and won't spend $100 on a $12 bird, so a vet call is out of the question. Besides, I've seen this before and I know how this turns out. After a few days, and seeing no progress, only a degrading condition, I ended her suffering. I had planned on her being in the spring breeding program, but it is just as well that didn't happen. There's no joy in putting down a hen. There is no spite in it and no arrogance, but it simply must be done. Her body now nourishes some young trees we have growing.

Ah yes, "The Lion King" as Simba is taught the Circle of Life by his father, Mufasa.

Well said...