Vertical Transmission of Pathogens
Diseases Your Hens Can Spread To Their Chicks
Tag: Stress
How Chickens Sleep
If you’re like me, you look forward to crawling between cozy sheets for some shut eye. For much of myContinue Reading
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The Lowdown on Chicken Poop: Interpreting Your Flock’s Outputs
I took my dog for a walk recently and as she squatted to poop I was shocked to see aContinue 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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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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Case Study: Sinusitis
Just like with people, chickens can get sinusitis: a sinus infection creating inflammation of the air cavities in the passagesContinue Reading
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Case Study: Salpingitis
Penny, 2 ½ – 3 year old Easter Egger Hen, History of Chronic Vent Gleet Jessica was given eight hensContinue Reading
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Thin-Shelled Chicken Eggs
Trouble Shooting Tips
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Infectious Laryngotracheitis
Last week a Bitchin’ Chickens follower asked me for details about sending two hens for a necropsy at the provincialContinue Reading
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Infectious Bursal Disease
Infectious Bursal Disease (also known as Gumboro) is an acute, highly contagious virus that affects the immune systems of chickensContinue Reading
