Corazon’s Close Call With A Soft-Shelled Egg
If you’ve kept chickens for long enough you’ve probably seen a wide range of eggs: different sizes from the double-yolkerContinue Reading
Category: Emergencies/Illness
Marek’s Disease
I’ve read a lot of posts about Marek’s disease on Facebook farm groups, but have never experienced it first-hand. IContinue Reading
Shoo Fly, Don’t Bother Me
This is not a tale for those with weak stomachs, but if you have chickens it’s important to know aboutContinue Reading
Gapeworm
There are five species of parasitic worms that affect chickens: four live in the intestinal system and the fifth, whichContinue Reading
When An Egg Is Not An Egg
Some of you may have heard the term ‘lash egg’, which is a bit of a misnomer because technically it’sContinue Reading
Assisted Hatch
One of the nerve-wracking issues of hatching eggs – whether with an incubator or broody hen – is if, andContinue Reading
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
Slipped Tendon
Would you know what to do if this was your chick? Know what’s wrong and how to fix it? TracyContinue Reading
Coop Fires
WARNING: Graphic Photos of the Fire’s Survivors I just received these photos from one of the folks I profiled inContinue Reading
Pecking Injury
Several years ago, I bought a group of bantam chickens: a pair of Black Breasted Red Old English Game (OEG),Continue Reading
