While many homeowners benefit from the presence of weasels as they often control rodent populations, weasels can be a nuisance when they gain access to poultry houses and prey on fowl or pets. Signs of weasels and their damage include:Killed poultry, often bitten in the head or neck. Stolen ...
If earthquake happened, firstly, don’t panic and calm down. Secondly, find some safe place to stay and don‘t run in such a hurry. If in the room, one should hide himself/herself under something hard, such as desk, table or even bed and keep away from shelf and cupboard, and never...
My friend was sweet enough to send me home with a bird to eat and chicken feet for our dogs to enjoy. The feet are also good when making chicken stock, but unfortunately we just don’t have the freezer room right now. Maybe it’s because I have killed a couple chickens before, or ...
Q. After I've cooked with chicken, how can I tell whether I've cleaned my counter tops, cutting board and utensils well enough to prevent bacterial contamination? A. Although salmonella bacteria is found on most chicken sold in this country, it is seldom implicated in salmonella outbreaks. ...
What Is the Most Inhumane Way to Kill a Lobster? Should You Kill a Lobster Before Boiling It? The Best Way to Kill a Lobster There is no shortage of ideas about whether lobsters feel pain or not. Lobstermen refer to them as ‘bugs’ because they are much the same as insects, and we...
“What happened down in the dungeons between you and Professor Quirrell is a complete secret, so, naturally the whole school knows” is one of my favorite lines in any book ever.) Oh, and the Gryffindors Win Everything. Then, he’s heading back home, looking forward to next year, and...
before eventually going away. In the Middle Ages, The Black Death that killed over half of Europe’s population lasted for four years. It’s only with modern vaccines that diseases have beeneradicated– completely ended. So, Neil, my question this...
People who raise their food know where it comes from, what’s gone into it, and how it’s been treated. Whether your chickens are ultimately intended for the table or killed simply to end pain or illness and then buried in the back 40, remember that this is your responsibility as a sm...
as a backyard chicken owner, I hated to see my chicken killed. Of course, I then wanted to know exactly how to protect chickens from hawks. The red-tailed hawk is one of three species in the United States known as a chicken hawk. The other two are sharp-shinned and Cooper’s hawks...
Building a self-cleaning backyard pond isn’t a small project, but we’d absolutely do it again because of all the benefits it’s added to our life — and our ducks’ lives. Here’s what you should expect, assuming you decide to build a 1,000+ gallon backyard pond similar to ours:...