Happy 1st Birthday Bitchin’ Chickens
Today is a bit of a celebration: the first anniversary of this Bitchin’ Chickens site. It’s been a sharp learningContinue Reading
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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’.
I’m sure most folks have seen the disturbing photos depicting how many animals, chickens included, are treated in the commercialContinue Reading
This series is a partnership between Bitchin’ Chickens and Dr Vicki Bowes, vet/avian pathologist. We get together to chat about interestingContinue Reading
I get together with my mentor Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist throughout the year to look at chicken health issuesContinue Reading
This series is a partnership between Bitchin’ Chickens and Dr Vicki Bowes, vet/avian pathologist. We regularly get together to chat aboutContinue Reading
This series is a partnership between Bitchin’ Chickens and Dr Vicki Bowes, vet/avian pathologist. We get together to chat aboutContinue Reading
Over the last 20 months I’ve gotten together with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist on a regular basis to pore overContinue Reading
I think when my flock feels I need a new challenge they conspire to come up with an issue. LastContinue Reading
As a kid I spent time on a Mennonite farm every summer throughout elementary school and into my teens. TwoContinue Reading
If you’re like me you probably remember some snappy acronyms that are designed to trigger a response regarding health emergencies.Continue Reading
A couple of years ago, I came across a rather dramatic post in an online chicken group asking for aContinue Reading
Every couple of months or so, my mentor Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist and I get together to look atContinue Reading
I’ve done 45 case studies, many of them collaborations with other chicken keepers. I have also featured some health issuesContinue Reading
This edition marks 18 months of my partnership with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/ pathologist. We get together on aContinue Reading
Feathers are made of keratin, which contains amino acids such as cysteine, lysine, proline and methionine. It’s the same materialContinue Reading
There are many chicken maladies that are difficult for the layperson to diagnose or treat. In our efforts to helpContinue Reading
Sometimes navigating your way through understanding chicken pathogens and illnesses can be tricky. For instance, the name roundworm is aContinue Reading
This series is the result of my partnership with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist. We met up four times inContinue Reading
Spurs are usually part of your rooster’s, rather than your hen’s, leg anatomy and just like beaks and toenails, theyContinue Reading
I get together with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist on a regular basis to pore over files in my memoryContinue Reading
Over the past 15 months Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist and I have met up a number of times. In theContinue Reading
I’ve always been fascinated by what various things look like when magnified under a microscope. I got my first microscopeContinue Reading
Over the past 15 months Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist and I have met up a number of times. InContinue Reading
I met Seleta earlier this year when she contacted me for advice about one of her sick hens. Unfortunately IContinue Reading
This is the 17th post in a series featuring my partnership with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist. We get togetherContinue Reading
This series is the product of my on-going partnership with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist. We meet up regularly, meContinue Reading
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