My Most Complicated Hatch Ever
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Everything You Need To Know About Small Flock Chickens & More
Adjective: remarkably good, cool, excellent. “Look at that bitchin’ rooster”
Verb: to express displeasure; grumble, “Quit yer bitchin’, I’ll be out of the nest box in a minute.”
Anyone who’s had chickens knows how fun they are. They’re beautiful, entertaining, have personalities of their own and are just plain bitchin’.
You also know that chickens like to talk. My hens can go on and on, complaining about who got to the favourite nest box first, who’s in the best roost bar spot, who’s grabbed the best treat first. Roosters get a bum rap about their crowing, but I think hands down hens do a lot more bitchin’.
Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto … What’s in a name? In the case of Ameraucana chickens quite a bit. I’m a bitContinue Reading
Frostbite is an injury to skin and underlying tissues caused by freezing, often in windy and damp conditions. The skinContinue Reading
If you’ve ever had an ingrown hair you’ll remember that it’s a hair which instead of growing normally, curls backContinue Reading
Beaks, nails and spurs are all made of keratin, a type of protein. A normal beak is comprised of twoContinue Reading
Hops are the flowers of the Humulus lupulus plant, a member of the Cannabinaceae family, which also includes cannabis (marijuana andContinue Reading
If you keep any animal at some point you’re going to have to deal with life and death issues. It’sContinue Reading
I see lots of posts on Facebook chicken groups in which folks post about having spotted worms in their chickens’Continue Reading
Drawing salves are a mixture of oils and herbal ingredients that work to draw toxins out of the body andContinue Reading
Turmeric (Curcuma longa), a perennial herb and relative of ginger, gives the yellow colour to curries in Indian, Southeast Asian,Continue Reading
Chicken nails, spurs and beaks are made of keratin, a type of protein. We have the benefit of being ableContinue Reading
Several years ago I had a much loved poodle, Simon, who had a penchant for eating things that got stuckContinue Reading
I live off the west coast of British Columbia. For weeks we’ve been hearing about the climate fires in California,Continue Reading
Zinc Toxicity Chickens explore their world beak first and often peck at things that aren’t edible or healthy. If theyContinue Reading
I belong to several Facebook chicken groups and routinely see posts related to rooster-caused mating injuries. Some are relatively minor,Continue Reading
Just like with people, chickens can get sinusitis: a sinus infection creating inflammation of the air cavities in the passagesContinue Reading
If you keep chickens for a while you’ll eventually deal with wound care. Chickens can get injured in a myriadContinue Reading
Faith, 4 month old Java pullet Faith was part of a flock that was wiped out by an overnight massacre.Continue Reading
Atherosclerosis is one of those tongue-twisting words that is probably easier to describe than to pronounce. It’s what your doctorContinue Reading
Penny, 2 ½ – 3 year old Easter Egger Hen, History of Chronic Vent Gleet Jessica was given eight hensContinue Reading
During the Covid 19 lockdown, Rachel’s neighbour gave her a hen with a severe case of bumblefoot that he hadContinue Reading
Chickens can fracture their legs in any number of ways: being stepped on (by horse, goat or human); experiencing aContinue Reading
I’ve only once dealt with an egg bound hen. It was quite dramatic, in that the egg was actually stuckContinue Reading
I’ve yet to experience dealing with fractured bones, but with my luck it may be on the future to-do list.Continue Reading
How Bacteria, Viruses & Protozoa Work
I belong to a number of Facebook chicken groups and occasionally see posts from folks asking how to diagnose andContinue Reading