Zoonosis
The Cooties You Can Get From Chickens
Category: Health Issues
Ascites
Ascites is not an illness or disease; rather it’s a symptom of one. Also known as Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome orContinue Reading
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Chicken Vaccines 101
In the human world there is a lot of controversy swirling about the efficacy and safety of vaccines. Which onesContinue Reading
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Respiratory Infections
An Overview
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Egg Yolk Peritonitis
Recently one of my young layers died unexpectedly so I sent her body to the provincial Animal Health Centre forContinue Reading
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Lice
In my decade-plus years of keeping chickens I have only ever seen lice twice – both times just on oneContinue Reading
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Necropsy
Teasing Stories From The Dead
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E.coli
Escherichia coli (E. coli) are a large and diverse group of bacteria found in the environment, food and intestines of peopleContinue Reading
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Tapeworms
I’ve never seen tapeworms in my chickens, but I certainly have in various dogs I’ve owned. These worms look likeContinue Reading
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Quarantine
In the 14th century quarantines were imposed in coastal European communities to protect their residents against The Plague. The wordContinue Reading
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