Saturday Tweets: Playing Chicken, Healthy Eating and Fixing Stuff

November 12, 2016

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Chicken Cannibalism!

Mr. Homegrown

August 27, 2007

Animals, Chickens

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...e if that will help as there is a minority opinion in poultry farming that chickens resort to cannibalism as a result of protein deficiencies. Most commercial poultry farms take care of cannibalism by cutting off beaks when the chicks are around 4 to 6 weeks old. We believe beak trimming along with the associated practice cramming chickens in “battery cages”, as pictured above, to be inhumane. For more on the behavior of corporate agriculture read...

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2008 . . . a year of luxury

Mr. Homegrown

January 1, 2008

Animals, Chickens

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...sion accomplished! While at the feed store we also picked up a copy of The Chicken Health Handbook by Gail Damerow. It’s a detailed guide to preventing and treating chicken diseases and problems. We’re new to poultry and, in just an hour of reading, have learned a lot from this book. It’s a must have for anyone thinking about getting chickens. Thanks to info in the book and our microscope, we’re looking forward to a year of DIY chicken fecal exami...

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Talkin’ Chicken

Mr. Homegrown

December 5, 2008

Animals, Chickens

...of planted with succulents that you can see on Green Frieda here. In other chicken related news, the December/January issue of Backyard Poultry Magazine is hot off the presses with a provocative article by permaculturist Harvey Ussery, “The Homestead Flock: Pets or Partners?” The article is not online yet, but you can read Ussery’s excellent guide to keeping poultry here. Lastly, poultry expert and author Christine Heinrichs, who we met at a recen...

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Meet My Chickens: the continuing story of Chickenzilla

Homegrown Neighbor

May 17, 2009

Animals, Chickens

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...f course, she is a meat chicken, not a layer. I think of her as a “rescue” chicken. Most meat chickens are harvested between just 7 and 10 weeks of age. At over a year old now, Chickenzilla is likely one of the oldest broiler hens alive. But she is a surprisingly good layer, with a big, bad-ass personality to match her immense body. When I first got her she only wanted to eat chicken kibble, which is mostly corn. When I let her out in the run she...

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