Critter News

MARCH 22, 2011

Here's an article from the Telegraph regarding chickens feeling empathy. I used to hate chickens as a child and thought they were irritating. Now, I think they're wonderful and we sponsor Camilla the Chicken through Farm Sanctuary's animal sponsorship program.

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AVMA News

MARCH 9, 2023

In a historic move, the Food and Drug Administration’s premarket consultation for meat cultured from animal cells brings Upside Foods’ chicken closer to the U.S.

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Critter News

JUNE 28, 2010

Silly piece in a way about the battle between people who want urban chickens and those who don't. Tags: seattle pacific northwest farm animal welfare chickens.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 26, 2010

I realize that the most humane method of treating chickens is to not kill them for food.BUT, as long as there is still a demand for their meat, PETA is advocating "Controlled-Atmosphere Killing" as an improvement over current methods of electric immobilization. Tags: meat PETA farm animal welfare factory farm chickens.

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AnimalEquality.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

A new report by Animal Equality—titled Uncounted—examines the chicken mortality rate on U.S. By analyzing data reported by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 2021, Animal Equality breaks down the death rates of chickens raised for meat at all stages of life—from hatchery to transportation trucks.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

There are probably not many people who know and … Continue reading → The post ASPCA Change Your Chicken Challenge #ChangeYourChicken appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. So animal cruelty, of any kind, is something we do not take lightly.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2015

Traveling the rural Maharashtra on previous days, every village had its share of small, slim and long-legged domestic chickens crossing in front of us, not unlike this wild cousin at all. Nowhere in India have I seen broiler horror-chicken like those sold in supermarkets back home. The morning is cold, much colder than we expected.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2011

I don’t know how many of you ever raised chickens but the old joke went something like this. Question: “Hey, do you know what that white stuff is on the top of the chicken shit?&# Answer: “Nope.&# Reply: “That’s chicken shit too!&# The dark part is undigested feces.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2014

KWWC also has a thriving feral chicken sideline. It turns out that back when cigar manufacturing was big in the Keys, Cuban laborers arrived with their chickens. Eventually the business and the workers moved to Tampa, leaving a sizable chicken population behind. Want to help this great place?

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10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2012

Speaking of July, every year around this time an assemblage of my family and friends gather in a remote part of Pennsylvania for food, fun, and flaming chickens. Yes, I will be birding at the Chicken Inferno this weekend. Here is the Picasso-inspired Chicken of Inferno 2011.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2022

Pluck Pluck Pluck should do the trick, a nice, refreshing rice lager brewed by Outer Range Brewing Company of Frisco, Colorado that features the humble chicken. But we do give the tough, barnyard fowl its due on occasion, most notably in these past posts discussing the chicken as a national symbol of France and its appearance on weathervanes.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2015

I had a fledgling hummingbird they fed chicken noodle soup because it was sick,” wrote Tracy Anderson. “A I had a call about a ground hog who sat at the table and ate chicken salad with sweet tea,” wrote Becky Marlin. “I Adult Mourning Dove in a box with a hunk of Kentucky Fried Chicken,” wrote Mikal Deese. “I

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2015

“Mama, we have lost four more chickens,” said one of the kids, as India and I returned from a weekend at the incredible Plantation Lodge. Since when are you losing chickens?”. The following day India appointed Pascal my aide-de-camp, and the two of us predator-proofed the chicken house. What do you mean, ‘four more’?”

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Mongoose Chickens India Wildlife Rehabilitation 185

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2011

The Greater Prairie Chicken , once common throughout North America, has undergone rapid population decline, mostly due to habitat loss. The Greater Prairie Chicken’s story seems to be a tragic one, but Timothy Barksdale sees something compelling in it. bird saved the Pilgrims but is now greatly reduced.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2015

The second thing they did was to interfere with the genetic pathways in some chickens, which produced a chicken with beaky bits that were more like snouty bits found in, for example, a Alligator. The chickens were done in before hatching. The chickens were done in before hatching. Here’s the thing.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2019

Yes, there were Chicken , too (I remember the chicken soup, not the birds). Supposedly, all of these were recorded in the Seven Kingdoms, albeit most likely only in the books (of which I read only the first): Chickens (domesticated). How many birds have you spotted in 8 seasons? Ducks (domesticated). Falcons – Gyrfalcon.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

I am not sure of the date, still have to find it in one of those notebooks, but I was some 150 miles south of Belgrade, at the Celijsko Dam, counting Eurasian Coots , many of them grazing the banks, very much like domestic chickens would. Among the birds in the shallows, there was one strange sight. What is it doing??

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10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2021

Pantless Thunder Goose is brewed in the hazy New England IPA style and hopped with El Dorado, Topaz, and Mosaic hops, three varieties known for their pungent and fruity aromas.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 14, 2011

Yes, friends, I’m packing provisions for the Chicken Inferno ! Corey, on the other hand, will not be at the Chicken Inferno and thus lacks purpose and direction for the coming weekend. You’ll find me watching whatever brave birds in Potter County, PA dare join the party.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Timothy Barksdale is a birder, Prairie Chicken documentarian , and wildlife videographer well-known for his stunning Adventures with Birdman. He’s got a different view on how bird watchers should respond to The Big Year than the one Corey recently expressed here.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2012

The Jackson Pollack-inspired effigy of the Chicken Inferno 2012! Whatever your plans this weekend, make time to enjoy SkyWatch Friday. Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend !

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2016

But Kasia has kept the bird-therapy program going with other rescued birds, including ducks and chickens that are often surrendered or abandoned once Easter’s over. The bird was such a hit with residents that Kasia, who went on to found the rescue organization Kasia’s Ark Bird Rescue , continued the effort once she returned to New Orleans.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2012

In fact, I’m about ready to drop from exhaustion because of the 14th annual Chicken Inferno; here’s why… Details about the event will come later in the week, but for now I’ll tag Eastern Meadowlark as my Best Bird of the Weekend.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2021

Grouse are the chickens we would love to lay eyes on. Further south, several of these cool, tropical wild chickens evolved to inhabit a variety of tropical forests, in Costa Rica, we have been honored with seven of them. They also tend to live at low density populations.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2013

Except, possibly, for Chicken McNuggets.) But, as the penultimate paragraph of the story states, chowing down on all those Big Macs and fries meant that he didn’t have much interest in preying on birds. Hey bird lovers, maybe getting feral cats addicted to fast food is an idea worth considering!

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

It is an awkward feeling to see a very good-looking person – say, a delicate and beautiful Chinese girl – eat something as unaesthetic as chicken feet. of the head also makes for some interesting photos. Strangely, watching the feet of the Grey-headed Swamphen may give some people a similar sensation.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2013

And as Ron Dudley shows, it goes beyond live mice, as he documented a whole chicken being left out by someone to attract raptors. At least a chicken would last awhile as a feeder. If they are doing it solely to capture the photo it isn’t aid it is exploitation.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2011

As promised, here’s a sky-kissed look at the Picasso-themed centerpiece of Chicken Inferno 2011 a. Whatever your plans this weekend, make time to enjoy SkyWatch Friday. Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend !

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2013

In Trinidad and Tobago, various wrapped “roti” are served, including chicken, conch, beef, and vegetable. Let me tell you, a wrap of curried chicken and potatoes was both delicious and filling. Shrimp and goat are also available.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2011

Chicken Inferno 2011… the bird being wired up to blow a. Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2011

The kids and I enjoyed observing these chicks while we were visiting my father-in-law; interestingly, this brood is weeks behind other ones in this area, a testament to the inclement microclimate at the home of the infamous Chicken Inferno. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2019

Out in the open the male Red Junglefowl is an obvious bird that even small children recognise as a “chicken” The Red Junglefowl looks like the “chicken” from story books! It even sounds like the farmyard chicken! The header photo above shows a male Red Junglefowl blending into the foliage. Happy Easter!

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2018

Here are a few of my recommendations for some such esteemed members of the Costa Rican avifauna: Forest Football Chicken or FFC (Great Tinamou) – Since tinamou sounds like the perfect representation of an oddly-shaped bird with a small head that gives beautiful tremulous vocalizations, I am sorely tempted to leave this one off the list.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

It seems that these people, who purport to claim to care so much about animals, are completely ignorant of the existence of any animal life beyond horses, cows, pigs, chickens and turkeys. What I don’t understand is why animal rights organizations almost completely ignore wildlife.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2012

The scene is immediately more familiar to me, a starling working on a chicken wing in the parking lot. Getting a glimpse into the workings of the world by witnessing a family of starlings foraging together is a real treat. Back at the Naabi Gate, the starlings find a treat of their own. Makes me a little homesick actually.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2022

They birds are affectionately called Bin Chickens due to their attraction to discarded items. In the capital cities around Australia the Australian White Ibis has adapted to the environment. Many of the birds have been individually marked to see how far they roam.

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Animal Person

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Yesterday I saw what could be the next such attempt in The Atlantic's " Last Clucks: The Death of a Chicken ," by Sara Lipka. the chicken waited with me, its head sticking through a gap in the top of the box. We took the chicken to Daniel's parents' house and left it in the box in the garage overnight." Feathers: animal.

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