Thank you for this article. I have had a hand full of chickens going on 5 years. It all started with 1 chick my daughter found in a parking lot, lol! I took her and hand raised her in the house just like a pet. We added 2 more in the second year. Then 5 last year. I have 3 new chicks coming in a week. So mine are staggered out in age. I had done research on haw to humanely put a chicken down right away. So I would know what to do in case I need to. We love the chickens and as long as they live we will keep them. I have an old age run set up already. My husband is so attached that I can't even talk to him about killing a chicken but I would never let one suffer. You really made me feel better at the end of the article. I have a block and nails set up. Also a very heavy cleaver. So thank you.
Thank you for this article. I have had a hand full of chickens going on 5 years. It all started with 1 chick my daughter found in a parking lot, lol! I took her and hand raised her in the house just like a pet. We added 2 more in the second year. Then 5 last year. I have 3 new chicks coming in a week. So mine are staggered out in age. I had done research on haw to humanely put a chicken down right away. So I would know what to do in case I need to. We love the chickens and as long as they live we will keep them. I have an old age run set up already. My husband is so attached that I can't even talk to him about killing a chicken but I would never let one suffer. You really made me feel better at the end of the article. I have a block and nails set up. Also a very heavy cleaver. So thank you.