Case Study: Fatty Liver Syndrome
Fatty Liver Syndrome is a metabolic disorder resulting in the sudden death of birds fed high-energy diets with limited exercise.Continue Reading
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Case Study: Ovarian Cancer
Diagnosing a bird by assessing their external symptoms is always a bit tricky. In the unfortunate circumstance that your birdContinue Reading
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Natural Remedy For Chickens: Turmeric
Turmeric (Curcuma longa), a perennial herb and relative of ginger, gives the yellow colour to curries in Indian, Southeast Asian,Continue Reading
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DIY Chicken Necropsy
At some point, most of us will experience losses in our flock – some expected, others not. It’s always difficult,Continue Reading
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Case Study: Egg Yolk Peritonitis
Here’s a case sent into me by Bitchin’ Chickens follower Crystal. In the fall of 2019, she took in threeContinue Reading
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Case Study: Ovarian Adenocarcinoma
Case Study #1: Amber, Easter Egger Aug.1.17- May.3.20 On April 9th I found an odd egg in the nest box:Continue Reading
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Chicken Health Check
Last week I was out with my chickens taking photos and just hanging out. The next couple of days IContinue Reading
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Fatty Liver Syndrome
Last week I got a call from my friend Laurie: her favourite hen had died unexpectedly and she was lookingContinue Reading
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Ascites
Ascites is not an illness or disease; rather it’s a symptom of one. Also known as Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome orContinue Reading
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Avian Gout
I recently had a 13-month old hen die unexpectedly. I noticed a feather stuck to her foot and picked herContinue Reading
