Feed & Health
Hidden Health Problems: Chicken Lice and Mites
It’s inevitable. Someday, no matter how careful you are or how clean you keep things, you’re going to find chicken lice, mites, or both on your birds and in your coop.
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Homemade Products for Your Chicken Medicine Cabinet
One thing most chicken keepers forget to have on hand is a chicken medicine kit! You don’t have to run to the farm store for anything, really. You can make basic medicinal chicken products in your home.
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All Cooped Up: Salpingitis/Lash Egg
Medically, salpingitis is the inflammation of the oviduct in hens. The oviduct is a tube connecting a hen’s ovary to her cloaca; it’s the passage that an egg follows before being laid.
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Ask the Expert August/September 2021
Ask our poultry experts about your flock’s health, feed, production, housing and more! Please note that although our team has dozens of years of experience, we are not licensed veterinarians. For serious life and death matters, we advise you to consult with your local veterinarian.
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Self-filling Chicken Waterer
Here’s a quick, simple self-filling chicken waterer.
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How to Make Homemade Chicken Feed
Learning how to make homemade chicken feed for layers is just as simple as purchasing pre-made feed from the store, except, it takes a little more muscle when it comes to mixing the feed. It’s a natural and simple alternative to commercial layer feed that can be non-GMO or organic and it takes care of every member of your flock!
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What is the Purpose of a Dust Bath for Chickens? — Chickens in a Minute Video
Add to Favorites Our feathered friends clean themselves in a special way using a chicken dust bath. For first-time chicken keepers, seeing chickens taking a dust bath for the first time …
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What is Coconut Oil Good for in Chicken Husbandry?
Is coconut oil good for chickens? How can we use it in chicken keeping? Can we feed it to them and does it help fight disease? Here I attempt to sort the facts from the maybes.
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Chicken Wound Care
If you have chickens, sooner or later one will need you to care for a wound. Be prepared for chicken wound care with the supplies and knowledge of what to do.
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Ask the Expert – June/July 2021
Ask our poultry experts about your flock’s health, feed, production, housing and more! Please note that although our team has dozens of years of experience, we are not licensed veterinarians. For serious life and death matters, we advise you to consult with your local veterinarian.
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