Botulism In Chickens
Spring is the time of year when we start to hear about birds getting into things that may cause troublingContinue Reading
Category: Emergencies/Illness
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
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Case Study: Staphylococcus Infection
Staphylococcus bacteria are ubiquitous in the environment and are part of the normal flora of the skin and other mucousContinue Reading
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Case Study: Salpingitis & Fatty Liver Disease
Salpingitis Some of you may have heard the term ‘lash egg’, which is a bit of a misnomer because technicallyContinue Reading
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Case Study: Strangulated Leg &Toe
It doesn’t take long for new chicken keepers to find out that chickens explore the world with their beaks. TheyContinue Reading
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Vertical Transmission of Pathogens
Diseases Your Hens Can Spread To Their Chicks
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Case Study: Infected Dog Bite
Most of us are aware of predators and somewhat prepared for attacks. Some of us free-range our birds and weighContinue Reading
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The Lows Of Keeping Chickens
I’m going into my thirteenth year of keeping chickens so of course there will be ebbs and flows, and aContinue Reading
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Dealing With Dehydration In Chickens
When my mother was almost 87 she moved in with my partner and me, and stayed for the next sixContinue Reading
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DIY Necropsy: Marek’s Disease
Marek’s Disease is a Herpes virus spread by infected feather follicle dander. Once in the body the virus initially circulatesContinue Reading
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