Gapeworm
There are five species of parasitic worms that affect chickens: four live in the intestinal system and the fifth, whichContinue Reading
Author: Bitchin' Chickens
Know When To Hold ’em, Know When To Fold ’em
I have a few pet peeves; the more you get to know me the more you’ll hear about them. IContinue Reading
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Shirley: Bitten By The Chicken Bug
When Shirley and husband, Ken, moved to Gabriola almost two decades ago, they were both still working. They’d come fromContinue Reading
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STOP: Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200 Before Reading This … Please
Wanna know a bit more about me? Check out the About page. Why Bitchin’ Chickens? Here’s the backstory. Now that’sContinue Reading
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When An Egg Is Not An Egg: Salpingitis
Some of you may have heard the term ‘lash egg’, which is a bit of a misnomer because technically it’sContinue Reading
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Assisted Hatch #1
One of the nerve-wracking issues of hatching eggs – whether with an incubator or broody hen – is if, andContinue Reading
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Romela & Emanuel: The Transylvanian Connection
What do Count Dracula, Romela and Emanuel, and Naked Neck Chickens have in common? If you said they can allContinue Reading
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Antiques Roadshow: Chicken Edition
I was at GIRO, our recycling centre, when Pauline introduced herself. She is one of my Facebook Bitchin’ Chickens followers,Continue Reading
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Egg Bound Hen
I have only once experienced an egg bound hen. Mango had chicks in mid-May and had just returned to theContinue Reading
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Thomas & Elizabeth: Not Quite Spring Chickens
In the summer of 2011 I would drive by a small half-acre property, a corner lot on the main road,Continue Reading
