Avian Pathology Cases: 13
This series is the result of my partnership with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist whom I get together with regularlyContinue Reading
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Avian Pathology Cases: 10
This series is the result of my partnership with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist. We team up to look atContinue Reading
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Avian Pathology Cases: 8
I met up with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist a number of times over the last year to study necropsyContinue Reading
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Avian Influenza In Small Flock Chickens
When you live on an island you can sometimes be lulled into a false sense of complacency that geography willContinue Reading
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Gavage (Tube) Feeding Chickens
The words lavage and gavage are terms for two different medical procedures. The former refers to therapeutic irrigation or washingContinue Reading
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Dealing With Ammonia Toxicity In Chickens
One of the downsides of having chickens is cleaning up after them: they toss shavings in their food and waterContinue Reading
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House Chicken: Mycoplasma Survivor
I’ve never had a house chicken. Occasionally I’ve brought a sick or injured bird inside while they were recuperating, butContinue Reading
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Case Study: Egg Binding & Spay Surgery
My introduction to Seleta was when she sent me this message: “This is by far the coolest website I’ve everContinue Reading
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How To Care For Your Chickens When You’re Ill Or Injured
I don’t often take sick days from work: 170 days in my sick bank is a testament to that. AndContinue Reading
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Case Study: Vent Gleet
At almost four, Nigella is one of my oldest hens. When I scan my flock it’s easy to spot herContinue Reading
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