Case Study: Foreign Body Ingestion
Chickens explore their world beak first and often peck at things that aren’t edible or healthy. I don’t eat myContinue Reading
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Case Study: Blunt Force Trauma 2
If you’ve ever watched any kind of detective show you’re probably aware of a cause of death termed blunt forceContinue Reading
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Case Study: Dog Attack
My first flock was free-ranging and fared quite well against predators. In two years I lost two to hawks. ForContinue Reading
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Treating Chickens For Shock
Online chicken groups are filled with requests from owners looking for help with health issues. I often see folks postContinue Reading
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Internal Flushes For Chickens
You might be familiar with the practice of folks imbibing teas, enzymes or other liquids as part of a colonContinue Reading
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Case Study: Strangulated Tongue
It doesn’t take long for new chicken keepers to find out that birds explore the world with their beaks. TheyContinue Reading
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Natural Remedy For Chickens: Honey
Winnie-The-Pooh and I share at least one thing in common, a love of honey. As a kid I spent severalContinue Reading
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Electrolytes For Chickens
Much of North America is dealing with unprecedented heat waves the last couple of weeks. I’m bracing for what isContinue Reading
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Botulism In Chickens
Spring is the time of year when we start to hear about birds getting into things that may cause troublingContinue Reading
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Case Study: Bronchitis & Tracheitis
In the summer of 2017 I spotted an online post in which a new chicken owner was looking for someoneContinue Reading
