Case Study: Chicken Spay Surgery
Egg binding occurs when an egg gets stuck in the reproductive tract causing the hen difficulty in laying it. TheContinue Reading
Tag: Fatty Liver Syndrome
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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Superfood For Chickens: Mealworms
As a kid I kept all kinds of pets: cats, a dog, small rodents, turtles, snakes and salamanders. At oneContinue Reading
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Superfood For Chickens: Broccoli
I know the go-to for lots of folks regarding their own health issues and that of their birds is aContinue Reading
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Atherosclerosis In Chickens
Atherosclerosis is one of those tongue-twisting words that is probably easier to describe than to pronounce. It’s what your doctorContinue 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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Chicken Combs & Wattles
If you remember Foghorn Leghorn you’ll know that his comb and wattles were iconic. Not all chickens have such memorableContinue 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
