Case Study: Amputation
During the Covid 19 lockdown, Rachel’s neighbour gave her a hen with a severe case of bumblefoot that he hadContinue Reading
Tag: Antibiotics
Microbial Pathogens In Chickens
How Bacteria, Viruses & Protozoa Work
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Infectious Laryngotracheitis
Last week a Bitchin’ Chickens follower asked me for details about sending two hens for a necropsy at the provincialContinue Reading
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Avian Trichomonosis (Canker)
Avian Trichomonosis, often called canker (and not to be confused with ear canker) is a disease caused by one-celled protozoa,Continue Reading
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What’s Up With Egg Withdrawal Periods?
I have a few pet peeves: one of them is the misuse of antibiotics and medications and another is folksContinue Reading
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Ear Infections In Chickens
We’re not accustomed to thinking of birds as having ears because we don’t see them. They do have ears andContinue Reading
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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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Hatching Egg Fails
The Things That Can, & Do, Go Wrong
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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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Prebiotics & Probiotics
I’ve been working on a series of articles related to chicken inputs (i.e. Feeding Chickens and Herbs), which will beContinue Reading
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