Wallace Thomas

At YVC we euthanize birds by first administering a gas anesthetic. Within several seconds to a minute or two the bird is asleep, and then… Read More »How Do You Humanely Euthanize A Pet Bird?

They are raised to reach the “slaughter weight” as fast as possible through excessive feeding and lack of exercise. Although hormones and steroids in the… Read More »How Do They Make Chicken So Big?

Stabilization of the head in animals with limited capacity to move their eyes is key to maintain a stable image on the retina. In many… Read More »Why Do Birds Stabilize Their Heads?

To fit those large eyes in, bird eye sockets don’t allow rotation to anything like the same extent as mammal eye sockets. Having to move… Read More »Why Do Birds Keep Their Heads Still?

“The bobbing comes into play when a bird is walking because the bird is stabilizing its gaze—on either what’s ahead or prey—and as the bird… Read More »Why Don T All Birds Bob Their Heads?

However, most studies suggest that birds in motion bob their heads to stabilize their visual surroundings. In comparison, we rely more on our eye movements,… Read More »Why Do Birds Bob Their Heads While Walking?

Chicken of the woods are parasites, decomposing or infecting living trees, eating them from the inside out. They begin fruiting in the beginning of the… Read More »What Time Of Year Does Chicken Of The Woods Grow?

Never eat raw chicken. Salmonella lives inside the birds body…in the gut. You can’t strip out the guts of the bird without this getting into… Read More »Can You Eat Raw Chicken If It Was Just Killed?

Is the practice of culling male chicks banned in the U.S.? Sadly, culling male chicks is legal in the U.S. as of publication, according to… Read More »Is Chick Culling Illegal?

The practice is most commonly used for fresh chicken and is also used in frozen poultry products, although other meats may also be plumped. Poultry… Read More »Why Do Supermarkets Inject Water Into Meat?