Chicken Vaccines 101
In the human world there is a lot of controversy swirling about the efficacy and safety of vaccines. Which onesContinue Reading
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Keeping Chickens: Understanding FLAWS
Chicken husbandry is defined as the science of keeping and raising chickens. I’m not sure I’d call it a science:Continue Reading
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Lice
In my decade-plus years of keeping chickens I have only ever seen lice twice – both times just on oneContinue Reading
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Adding To Your Flock
Integration Made Easy
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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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Fowl Pox
Unless you’re a student of Shakespeare or archaic English you’re probably not used to hearing the term ‘pox’ very often.Continue Reading
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Wryneck
Have you ever seen a chicken consistently looking upwards or with a twisted neck? That condition is called torticollis, butContinue Reading
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Northern Fowl & Red Mites
There are a number of external parasites that affect chickens. I’ve already posted about scaly leg mites and lice. ThisContinue Reading
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The Trials & Tribulations of Raising Chicks
The highlight of my year is having chicks: the anticipation of the hatch, getting to know them and seeing howContinue Reading
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Nefertiti: Pinch Hitter For The Bitchin’ Chickens Team
They say it takes a village to raise a child, but how many hens does it take to hatch justContinue Reading
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