Feed & Health

Kombucha for Chickens

Learn about the benefits of kombucha for chickens and how to feed it to chickens safely.

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Avian Cholera Waterfowl
March 14, 2025 · · Feed & Health

Avian cholera in waterfowl is an uncommon disease for backyard poultry, but an ounce of prevention can deter an unwanted disease.

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Derzsy’s Disease in Geese

Derzsy’s Disease is a parvo-type virus, best
treated with prevention.

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Vent Gleet in Chickens
March 13, 2025 · · Feed & Health

Learn about vent gleet in chickens and what the vent gleet treatment requires.

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Red Mites and Autopsies

Guda van der Burgt is a veterinary pathologist who undertakes chicken autopsies. She lives at Rough Ground Farm in Oxfordshire, England.

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Poultry News June/July 2024
May 2, 2024 · · Feed & Health

Read up on poultry news for June July of 2024.

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Spotting Ectoparasites on Ducks
February 23, 2024 · · Feed & Health

Waterfowl parasites, also called ectoparasites, eat blood, feather shafts and cause long term illness in your ducks.

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Gumboro Disease

Gumboro disease, caused by the infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) is a highly contagious virus affecting chicks under 16 weeks of age.

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Preparing for Predators
December 29, 2023 · · Feed & Health, Members Only

Prepare for predators like raptors, rat snakes, American mink, Cooper’s hawks, with netting and reflectors.

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Prevent Spring Poultry Illness
December 28, 2023 · · Feed & Health

Prevent and treat spring illnesses like Avian Flu, bumblefoot, infectious Coryza, Omphalitis, parasites, and staphylococcus.

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