DIY Necropsy: Marek’s Disease
Marek’s Disease is a Herpes virus spread by infected feather follicle dander. Once in the body the virus initially circulatesContinue Reading
Tag: Immune System
Case Study: Impacted Crop
Understanding your chickens’ digestive system will help you navigate any problems that might affect it. The crop is located onContinue Reading
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Natural Remedy For Chickens: Ashwagandha
We’re so used to filling our prescriptions at pharmacies that it’s easy to forget that more than 90% of ourContinue Reading
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Considering Buying Feedstore Chicks? Read This First
Warning: Sensitive Topic, Might Not Be Appropriate For Some Folks I’ve never bought feed store chicks and it’s only inContinue Reading
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Natural Remedy For Chickens: Cannabis
For thousands of years people around the world have used substances in ritual and therapeutic settings. All too often ourContinue Reading
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Dealing With Chick Mortality
Scrolling through any Facebook chicken group you’re likely to see some recurring themes: What breed or sex is my bird?Continue Reading
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Myth Buster: Is Oatmeal Harmful To Chickens?
When I was younger and wanted to find the answer to a question I trotted off to the library andContinue Reading
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Natural Remedy For Chickens: Wormwood
I see lots of posts on Facebook chicken groups in which folks post about having spotted worms in their chickens’Continue 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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