Case Study: Fox Attack
I’ve done 45 case studies, many of them collaborations with other chicken keepers. I have also featured some health issuesContinue Reading
Category: Health Issues
Avian Pathology Cases: 22
This edition marks 18 months of my partnership with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/ pathologist. We get together on aContinue Reading
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Dealing With Broken Blood Feathers In Chickens
Feathers are made of keratin, which contains amino acids such as cysteine, lysine, proline and methionine. It’s the same materialContinue Reading
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Splayed Legs In Chicks
There are many chicken maladies that are difficult for the layperson to diagnose or treat. In our efforts to helpContinue Reading
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Favus (Ringworm) In Chickens
Sometimes navigating your way through understanding chicken pathogens and illnesses can be tricky. For instance, the name roundworm is aContinue Reading
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Avian Pathology Cases: 21
This series is the result of my partnership with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist. We met up four times inContinue Reading
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Rooster Spur Trimming
Spurs are usually part of your rooster’s, rather than your hen’s, leg anatomy and just like beaks and toenails, theyContinue Reading
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Avian Pathology Cases: 20
I get together with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist on a regular basis to pore over files in my memoryContinue Reading
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Avian Pathology Cases: 19
Over the past 15 months Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist and I have met up a number of times. In theContinue Reading
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Fecal Float Testing: On The Hunt For Chicken Parasites
I’ve always been fascinated by what various things look like when magnified under a microscope. I got my first microscopeContinue Reading
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