How to raise Backyard Chickens: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Re: Crop Problem

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Re: [CHICKENS-101] Re: Crop Problem - advice please

The peep or scarmble is hard to handle which why I put the 5 gallon pail in a quiet spot. I wrote out directions with a box and bag (usually a garbage bag) because that is the easiest for people to access. I am so glad that my Princess passed away quietly and that the aspirin and bit of codeine cough med took care of what ever it was paining her. I hate putting my darlings down. She went quietly after a bit of chatter talking to me when I held her and talked to her. She was old old for a show chicken.

Cathryn  rainbowsilkiesTM  in  Michigan

On Sunday, January 12, 2014 1:56 PM, Laura Roberts <lauraroberts518@gmail.com> wrote:

I said I saturated a small rag or paper towel.....I failed to say with starter fluid. I know the ether knocks them out. I put the in the freezer so I won't hear them! Sometimes they peep or scramble.
Laura

On Jan 12, 2014 1:41 PM, "CathrynTherese" <cathryntherese@yahoo.com> wrote:

You stated you put them in a can with a lid and in the freezer. If you are putting engine starter fluid in the can then it is not too different.

Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM in Michigan

On Sunday, January 12, 2014 1:40 PM, Laura Roberts <lauraroberts518@gmail.com> wrote:

How is my way different, other than putting in the freezer?

On Jan 12, 2014 1:35 PM, "CathrynTherese" <cathryntherese@yahoo.com> wrote:

Freezing to death is very painful! Suffocating to death is very painful!

Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM in Michigan

On Sunday, January 12, 2014 1:32 PM, Laura Roberts <lauraroberts518@gmail.com> wrote:

I use a similar method. I saturate a small rag or paper towel and place it in a coffee canister. Maxwell House plastic canisters are perfect for small birds but not large enough for full grown. Five gal buckets are. I place the bird I side and they go to sleep. I put the container in the freezer. They are asleep when they suffocate or freeze, which er happens first.
Laura

On Jan 12, 2014 12:59 PM, "CathrynTherese" <cathryntherese@yahoo.com> wrote:

I was taught this by a woman who worked at Meijers many years ago. If a hamster or parakeet were returned they had to be put to sleep. Outside, with the bird inside box just large enough for the bird, with a hole in it, the box must fit down inside a plastic bag that can be held closed around your wrist/hand, while you spray inside, engine starting fluid, for about a minute +, shaking the can off and on inside the bag (closed around your wrist). When you take your hand out do so in such a way that the spray does not escape. Do not breathe it. Engine Starter Fluid has ether in it (and is highly flammable). Put the tightly closed bag in a quiet place for at least 4 hours. The ether/spray replaces the oxygen in the chicken's brain, the chicken goes to sleep and does not wake up. While the chicken is out, comatose, their body at some point will realize there is not adequate oxygen and convulse, which is why I recommend that you leave them in a quiet place. (I didn't worry about punctuation as much as having the steps be in order and clear.) I am not endorsing this method of putting chickens to sleep, just sharing what I was told. I have uses this method with a 5 gallon paint can that has a lid with a spout and screw off lid.

Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM in Michigan

On Sunday, January 12, 2014 10:42 AM, Amy Bishop <bedeviled_76@yahoo.com> wrote:

As "wussy" as it sounds, one of our first guinea hens was injured by a predator and we took her to our vet to be gassed/PTS.

I had no clue how to kill her at that time without potentially causing her harm.

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On Jan 11, 2014, at 21:50, "Kristen Langlais" <laughingcrowfarm@yahoo.com> wrote:

You're probably the 100th person to tell me this!
It's hard when you've had them for so long, you know? And my kids are very attached to 4 of them. I tried to explain about these sicknesses and how unfair it is for the birds to be sick and out in cold weather. But alas, my 6 9 yo girls are quite sensitive...
If I do it, I will give that coop and myself a long break from chickens! I know I've been dealing w/ contamination and the cycle just continues.
How would you put them down, Cathryn? If I ever have a sick bird that's declining and looks like there's no hope because the meds aren't working, I have my husband use his bird gun to do it while they're out pecking around. He assures me it's quick and painless but I never have the heart to watch. My friend offered to break their neck and quickly cut it, but that's just too much for me to handle. I'm in tears now just writing this. A softie like me shouldn't have chickens. At least w/ big animals, you call the vet and she uses the needle.
:( Kristen