The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[delisha]

I am posting a few picture of graphic heart pictures. Do not look at them if they offend.












The liver was beautiful



Intestines were clean with no remarkable issues. No irritations nothing swollen or odd other than lower intestinal wall was a shade darker.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Quote:
how does a ton get delivered? I mean is it in bags or just a big pile gets dropped off?
Even in bags, that is a lot of bags to store, how do you keep the bugs and rodents out?

 

[aoxa]

Wow, that is weird Del!

 

[delisha]

Wow, that is weird Del!

have you ever seen anything like it?
It was that chick I was trying to sex..very healthy acting..good growth and weight.
simply unusual

 

[aaggjg]

have you ever seen anything like it?
It was that chick I was trying to sex..very healthy acting..good growth and weight.
simply unusual

Oh no that pretty porcelain?

 

[delisha]

Quote: yes..my pretty porcelain..I am pretty upset and my DH is going to be really upset when he gets home. I have not told him yet..he was positive it was a girl and was going to be Georges new girl friend.

 

[aoxa]

have you ever seen anything like it?
It was that chick I was trying to sex..very healthy acting..good growth and weight.
simply unusual

Never... Susan also said it looked weird. She handles the organs more than I do.

 

[armorfirelady]

Delisha is the black stringy thing the sac that was around the heart? I agree the liver looks great. I couldn't get the pics to go larger on my iPad so I will try tomorrow

 

[delisha]

As far as ordering a ton of feed..some places have special rooms to store feed that is rodent proof.
My DH has one on his project list after he gets done with the Orpington pen. It is almost done..all that is left is the roofing.
The feed room with be all cement and brick. Just a room for storage. No windows or ways for rodents to enter.
Ordering a ton of feed is cheaper at most places. I will be happy to save the extra money every year on feed. It adds up quick.

 

[aoxa]

As far as ordering a ton of feed..some places have special rooms to store feed that is rodent proof.
My DH has one on his project list after he gets done with the Orpington pen. It is almost done..all that is left is the roofing.
The feed room with be all cement and brick. Just a room for storage. No windows or ways for rodents to enter.
Ordering a ton of feed is cheaper at most places. I will be happy to save the extra money every year on feed. It adds up quick.

It is saving us $250 for that order.

It will add up.

No rodent issues yet. I don't know how they'd get in, no wood to chew through. it's either cement or steel. The ground is there but the footing is buried, so they'd have to dig quite deep and under and up. Here's hoping we don't have issues.. We did last year!