i need help keeping my chickens healthy!

[Medicine Man]

Keep in mind that "culling" does not necessarily mean "killing". If you get rid of an undesirable hen via craigslist, then you have just culled her from your flock.

 

[Beekissed]

Yep. And for those who don't like the thought of an animal we have raised from birth, nurtured and watched grow, provided for with a happy and stress free life, CL or any home other than our own is not an option. I like to insure my animals are cared for in the manner I most like even unto their death and I don't like the thought that all my efforts have been in vain. We consume our culled chickens to nourish our bodies and insure they have a humane life and death.

I couldn't bear the thought of one of my own being collected by some animal hoarder who would cage them, not feed them properly, not care for their lives and happiness as I have done.

I have made the mistake of letting one of my older, friendly but no longer producing hens go to someone who just wanted a "pet" only to hear that they didn't provide for their protection and she became a victim of predation, the road or illness and died a lingering death. No more well meaning and supposedly soft hearted people will receive one of my cherished hens again....only those who understand the real meaning of compassion and care.

 

[mshuey1]

Thank u for all the info. I will apply it were it needs to be . Thank-you