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
Category: Health Issues
Case Study: Ovarian Adenocarcinoma 2
Back in October 2019 my neighbours pulled into my driveway holding a Silver Laced Wyandotte hen. They found her aloneContinue 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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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
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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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