Avian vets use pharmaceutical drugs to sedate chickens with injections and anesthetize them with gas for surgical interventions and other treatment. This is the only… Read More »What Can You Use To Sedate A Chicken?
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 »How Do You Paralyze A Chicken?
The standard in modern poultry processing plants is to render birds insensible—that is, unconscious and incapable of feeling pain—prior to slaughter. The process is known… Read More »What Does It Mean To Stun A Chicken?
So, by all means feed pumpkin seeds to your flock. They’re a healthy source of many beneficial vitamins and minerals and your chickens will love… Read More »Are Pumpkin Seeds Good For Chickens?
The good news is that it’s a curable symptom given time and patience. The main reason why chickens die after they develop wry neck is… Read More »Can A Chicken Recover From Wry Neck?
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If you notice that your bird has difficulty standing, that its neck twists, or it looks like it’s permanently looking upwards, they’ve likely developed wry… Read More »Why Does My Chicken Keep Looking Up?
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Poultry have a relatively small percentage of blood volume by body weight, approximately 6–7.5% (refs. 3,4,5). However, they replace blood at a slightly faster rate… Read More »Does A Chicken Have Blood?
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?