Dealing With Frostbite In Chickens
Frostbite is an injury to skin and underlying tissues caused by freezing, often in windy and damp conditions. The skinContinue Reading
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Case Study: Feather Follicle Cyst
If you’ve ever had an ingrown hair you’ll remember that it’s a hair which instead of growing normally, curls backContinue Reading
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Dealing With Chicken Beak Injuries
Beaks, nails and spurs are all made of keratin, a type of protein. A normal beak is comprised of twoContinue Reading
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Natural Remedy For Chickens: Hops
Hops are the flowers of the Humulus lupulus plant, a member of the Cannabinaceae family, which also includes cannabis (marijuana andContinue Reading
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Humane Euthanasia For Chickens
If you keep any animal at some point you’re going to have to deal with life and death issues. It’sContinue Reading
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Natural Remedy For Chickens: Wormwood
I see lots of posts on Facebook chicken groups in which folks post about having spotted worms in their chickens’Continue Reading
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Natural Remedy For Chickens: Drawing Salves
Drawing salves are a mixture of oils and herbal ingredients that work to draw toxins out of the body andContinue Reading
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Natural Remedy For Chickens: Turmeric
Turmeric (Curcuma longa), a perennial herb and relative of ginger, gives the yellow colour to curries in Indian, Southeast Asian,Continue Reading
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Chicken Pedicures: Trimming Nails, Spurs & Beaks
Chicken nails, spurs and beaks are made of keratin, a type of protein. We have the benefit of being ableContinue Reading
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Case Study: Hardware Disease & Metal Toxicity
Several years ago I had a much loved poodle, Simon, who had a penchant for eating things that got stuckContinue Reading
