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: Dog Attack
My first flock was free-ranging and fared quite well against predators. In two years I lost two to hawks. ForContinue Reading
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Case Study: Ovarian Adenocarcinoma 2
Back in October 2019 my neighbours pulled into my driveway holding a Silver Laced Wyandotte hen. They found her aloneContinue Reading
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Case Study: Strangulated Tongue
It doesn’t take long for new chicken keepers to find out that birds explore the world with their beaks. TheyContinue Reading
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Case Study: Bronchitis & Tracheitis
In the summer of 2017 I spotted an online post in which a new chicken owner was looking for someoneContinue Reading
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Case Study: Staphylococcus Infection
Staphylococcus bacteria are ubiquitous in the environment and are part of the normal flora of the skin and other mucousContinue Reading
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Case Study: Strangulated Leg &Toe
It doesn’t take long for new chicken keepers to find out that chickens explore the world with their beaks. TheyContinue Reading
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