Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A chicken on a skateboard Training chickens has become a way for trainers of other animals (primarily dogs) to perfect their training technique. Bob Bailey, formerly of Animal Behavior Enterprises and the IQ Zoo , teaches chicken training seminars where trainers teach poultry to discriminate between shapes, to navigate an obstacle course and to ...
The chicken's feet are exposed, which allows easy application of medication for foot mites, etc. Clapping hands or giving the chicken a gentle shove will waken it. One can also hypnotize a chicken by mimicking how it sleeps – with its head under its wing. In this method, the bird is held firmly, placing its head under its wing.
Marian Breland Bailey (born Marian Ruth Kruse; December 2, 1920 – September 25, 2001) [1] was an American psychologist, an applied behavior analyst who played a major role in developing empirically validated and humane animal training methods and in promoting their widespread implementation.
Nesting Box Hens crave privacy and darkness when laying eggs, so plan for at least one nesting box for every four or five hens. A box that measures 14"W-by-14"H x 12"D will give even a big gal ...
After all, chickens come with a bunch of im-peck-able perks: Fresh eggs in an assortment of beautiful colors, automatic pest control, waste that can contribute to the compost pile or fertilizer ...
"Chickens can eat bird food, including wild bird seed mix, but only in moderation," she says. "They shouldn’t eat it regularly as it does not contain the right balance of calcium and vitamins ...
Vent sexing in Wenchang, Hainan, China (2014). Vent sexing, also known simply as venting, involves squeezing the feces out of the chick, which opens up the chick's anal vent (called a cloaca) slightly, allowing the chicken sexer to see if the chick has a small "bump", which would indicate that the chick is a male.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us