Chicken Genetics & Pleiotropy
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Category: Physiology
Atherosclerosis In Chickens
Atherosclerosis is one of those tongue-twisting words that is probably easier to describe than to pronounce. It’s what your doctorContinue Reading
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Gender Bending Chickens
Spontaneous Sex Reversal In Hens
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Hold Up, Did My Chicken Just Fart?!
I pride myself on creating well-researched articles with the goal of learning something new and passing it on to others.Continue Reading
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Avian Goiter
What do I know about goiter? My knowledge could be summed up by recollections of a Seinfeld episode in whichContinue Reading
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Chicken Immune System
I’ve written a lot about chicken health issues and how to keep your birds healthy. This piece explores different aspectsContinue Reading
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Chicken Combs & Wattles
If you remember Foghorn Leghorn you’ll know that his comb and wattles were iconic. Not all chickens have such memorableContinue Reading
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Chicken Preening (Uropygial) Gland
Test Your Knowledge Of Poultry Anatomy
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Stress & Its Impact on Chicken Health
“Everyone knows what stress is and no one knows what it is.” – Hans Selye In 1915, American physiologist WalterContinue Reading
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Rooster Fertility Issues
What’s Got Your Boys’ Mojo?
