My wife has baby chicks hatching in the basement.

[So]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

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Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Once the baby chicks at the Milwaukee County Zoo get a few days old and aren't to cute and little, they are gathered up and gassed. They are then taken away in large clear plasic garbage bags (looks like a big bag of yellow cotton candy) and they are fed to the other animals. (replites and raptors mainly)

The marvel of modern efficiency!

That does sound quite efficient. My only question: don't the chicks still have toxic gas in their organs when they die? How do they not hurt the predators?

maybe they use CO2?

Oooh. Okay, that makes sense. I was thinking Chlorine gas or something.

Yeah, I haven't seem them to it, but they probably use CO2 or something non-toxic.

Speaking of efficiency at the zoo, how about cutting up the large animals that die with chainsaws for easy removal? Most recently happened to a hippo.

I'm thinking, industrial band saws.

Seems wise. If they died of non contagious causes, why not feed them to other predators too?

I don't think they fed it to any of the animals since they weren't sure what it died of.

Oh, and using the chainsaws that we use in the horticulture department was an important efficiency factor. If we had to go out and buy huge band saws, I'd hardly call it efficient 😉

Well, it would have given you an excuse to make more large things die and cut them up.

 

[shilala]

Awwwww.
Aargh.
Now this is cute.
BTW, it turned out all the noise was a goose. It's one butt ugly mama-jamma right now. Once it dries out and gets it's feet it'll be cute as a bug.
On other fronts...
Our kitties all visit with the birds, they don't eat any. They've been through the seminar.
The chicks in the clear plastic bag at the zoo...
That's called "protein utilization". It's done by putting the chicks in the freezer.
We use a coffee can and ether (starting fluid) when chicks are born with deformities.
It's not very palatable, but it's part of the responsibility. Ether shuts the little guys down quickly and it's supposed to be painless. I imagine my hell will involve a giant coffee can and a can of ether.