Meat

John: My family had a chicken farm, so we butchered chickens – lots of chickens. The best and most humane way we found: Once you… Read More »Will A Chicken Pass Out If You Hold It Upside Down?

As with mammals (described earlier) electricity can be used to stun and kill poultry. When killing large numbers of chickens during a disease outbreak, an… Read More »Can You Stun A Chicken?

Meloxicam 1.5 mg/ml oral solution is a frequently-prescribed anti-inflammatory for chickens, but a veterinarian must prescribe it along with the dosage by weight and any… Read More »What Can You Give A Chicken For Inflammation?

Ideally, the bird with a wound should be separated from the flock. Otherwise pen mates may try to peck on the wound making it worse… Read More »Should I Separate Injured Chicken?

Thanks in part to a large number of vertebrae and muscles in their neck, birds can hold their head in place even when their body’s… Read More »How Do Chickens Heads Stay Still?

A chicken can be hypnotized, or put into a trance, with its head down near the ground, by drawing a line along the ground with… Read More »Is It True You Can Hypnotize A Chicken?

The best thing you can give a chicken for stress is open space with enrichment like dust baths, hanging foods, swings and perches. There is… Read More »What Can You Give A Stressed Chicken?

Why Do Hens Squat? By squatting, a soon-to-be-laying pullet is signaling that she is ready to be mated by a rooster and is about to… Read More »Why Is My Chicken Squatting While Walking?

One can also hypnotize a chicken by mimicking how it sleeps – with its head under its wing. In this method, the bird is held… Read More »Can You Put A Chicken To Sleep By Putting Its Head Under Its Wing?

What factors affect the color of meat and poultry? Myoglobin, a protein, is responsible for the majority of the red color. Myoglobin doesn’t circulate in… Read More »Why Is Chicken Meat Red?