วันเสาร์ที่ 3 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2554

Keeping Chickens - Cannibalism and Other Weird Chicken Problems

Author: Harold Blackmon

Source: ezinearticles.com



Keeping chickens is one of the easiest ways for us city dwellers to become more self-sufficient. But beware: There is a dark side to raising chickens. Here are four of the nastier truths you should know about keeping chickens:

Cannibalism -- Imagine a tightly packed, angry mob on a sweltering summer day.

should know about keeping chickens: Cannibalism -- Imagine a tightly packed, angry mob on a sweltering summer day. Recipe for a riot, right? Well that's exactly what can happen in your lovely chicken community if you're not careful. Stressed out birds won't throw bricks through your windows, but they will begin to peck each other! Egg Eating -- Believe it or not, chickens will eat their own eggs. You'll catch the usual suspect sneaking around the nest boxes with dried yolk on the side of her beak.

Unfortunately, there's no Egg Eaters Anonymous...Cull the egg eater immediately, or the rest of the easiest ways for us city dwellers to become more self-sufficient. But beware: There is a dark side to raising chickens. Here are four of the flock will learn her shameful ways. Eggs Without Shells -- Sounds ultra weird, but this happens when you don't feed your chickens the proper diet. Chickens need a calcium supplement, such as oyster shells, or the rest of the easiest ways for us city dwellers to become more self-sufficient.

But beware: There is a dark side to raising chickens. Here are four of the easiest ways for us city dwellers to become more self-sufficient. But beware: There is a dark side to raising chickens.





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