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by Bitchin' Chickens November 17, 2018 0

Coop Having Chickens Is A Great Way To Meet Your Neighbours

Anne’s Orpingtons

Anne stopped to chat with me on the ferry last week. She’d met me on the Tour D’Coop and knewContinue Reading

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by Bitchin' Chickens November 17, 2018 0

Coop Having Chickens Is A Great Way To Meet Your Neighbours

Jeff & Rachel

Jan & I live on 4.5 acres – it’s an irregular lot with 5 adjoining neighbours. For the past 10Continue Reading

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by Bitchin' Chickens November 17, 2018 3

Coop DIY Projects Featured Housing Photo Albums

Tour: Main Coop

I’ve shown off my birds a lot, but thought I’d share some of my set up. It’s a rainy, greyContinue Reading

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by Bitchin' Chickens November 17, 2018 0

Chicks Emergencies/Illness Hatching

My Most Complicated Hatch Ever

Mango To The Rescue

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by Bitchin' Chickens November 11, 2018 0

Emergencies/Illness Health Issues Stories From The Flock

Ella’s Bumblefoot: Or How To Ring In The New Year With A New Friend

What are most people doing on New Year’s Eve? Planning a party? Making sure they have lots of booze inContinue Reading

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by Bitchin' Chickens November 11, 2018 0

Genetics Pullet or Cockerel? Stories From The Flock

Pullet or Cockerel? How Understanding Sexual Dimorphism Will Help You Figure It Out

One of the challenges of keeping chickens is to determine the sex of chicks and young birds. It’s not anContinue Reading

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by Bitchin' Chickens November 9, 2018 0

Life On Gabriola Island Photo Albums

bitch·in’ | \ˈbi-chən \

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’.

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Having birds and dogs is a bit like the chicken and the egg – which came first? Regardless, unless you’veContinue Reading

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Case Study: Egg Binding & Spay Surgery

My introduction to Seleta was when she sent me this message: “This is by far the coolest website I’ve everContinue Reading

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Case Study: Vent Gleet

At almost four, Nigella is one of my oldest hens. When I scan my flock it’s easy to spot herContinue Reading

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DIY Chicken Doctor: How To Help Your Avian Patient

The internet is full of online chicken groups, many of them concerned with health issues and emergencies. I understand thatContinue Reading

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Case Study: Neurological Damage

The nervous system and sensory organs play a critical role in everyday life of any animal, by integrating and controlling the variousContinue Reading

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Case Study: Pica Eating Disorder

It’s fitting that the condition I’ll explore in this post, pica (PYE-kuh) is Latin – not for chicken, but anotherContinue Reading

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Super Food For Chickens: Marigolds

When I was in my late teens a friend who lived in another city sent me a care package, whichContinue Reading

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Case Study: Groundbreaking Heart Surgery

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

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Natural Remedy For Chickens: Sulfur

What do matches, skunk spray, lightning strikes, rotten eggs and farts share in common? You get a gold star ifContinue Reading

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Superfood For Chickens: Rose Hips

When I was in elementary school I remember learning about how early European explorers suffering from vitamin C deficiency developedContinue Reading

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Avian Pathology Cases: 6

These cases are presented as a product of my partnership with Dr Vicki Bowes, Avian Vet/Pathologist who very kindly offeredContinue Reading

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Avian Pathology Cases: 5

A few months ago, Dr Vicki Bowes, Avian Vet/Pathologist offered to meet up with me on a regular basis to helpContinue Reading

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Avian Pathology Cases: 4

Several months ago Dr Vicki Bowes, Avian Vet/Pathologist offered to meet up with me on a regular basis to helpContinue Reading

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Superfood For Chickens: Flaxseed

If you buy commercially produced eggs you might notice a number of labels on the egg carton denoting size, colour,Continue Reading

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Case Study: Overgrown Leg Band

One of the issues with having a number of chickens is it’s not always easy to keep track of theirContinue Reading

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Avian Pathology Cases: 3

For the last three decades I’ve worked doing education of some kind in the field of HIV, Hepatitis C andContinue Reading

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Case Study: Botulism

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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The Hidden Cost Of Eggs: Health Issues For Laying Hens

Regardless of whether we keep chickens to make a bit of extra money or primarily as pets, most of usContinue Reading

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Avian Pathology Cases: 2

I’m a list keeper and file bits of chicken trivia away hoping to find a use for it some day.Continue Reading

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Natural Remedy For Chickens: Mint

Most folks, regardless of what continent they live on, are familiar with the scent and taste of mint. The genusContinue Reading

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Case Study: Egg Yolk Peritonitis Surgery

Egg Yolk Peritonitis is an inflammation in the peritoneum (tissue covering the inside of the abdomen and most organs) causedContinue Reading

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Avian Pathology Cases: 1

After 13 years of keeping chickens and many hours scrolling through online poultry sites I’ve seen my share of oddities.Continue Reading

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Case Study: Lymphoid Leukosis

Lymphoid Leukosis is the most common type of cancer caused by the Avian Leukosis Virus. It can be spread verticallyContinue Reading

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Case Study: Foreign Body Ingestion

Chickens explore their world beak first and often peck at things that aren’t edible or healthy. I don’t eat myContinue Reading

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Case Study: Blunt Force Trauma 2

If you’ve ever watched any kind of detective show you’re probably aware of a cause of death termed blunt forceContinue Reading

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