Feed & Health
What can Chickens NOT Eat?
Curate your free range flock’s environment and eliminate what kills chickens, ducks, and other backyard poultry and learn how to flush poisoned birds.
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Ask the Expert December 2020/January 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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Clucktober Giveaway — Win Nearly $200 in Prizes
Now through October 31, enter to win a poultry prize package worth nearly $200 from Murray McMurray and Backyard Poultry!
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Ask the Expert October/November 2020
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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How to Handle a Chicken Foot Injury
A chicken foot injury prevents or slows down a chicken’s ability to tend to chicken business. Most problems detected in the beginning stages are treatable.
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What Can You Feed Chickens?
What can you feed chickens? And what is chicken scratch, anyway? Learn how to manage your flock’s weight with a balanced nutrition plan.
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Getting Your Ducks in a Row with a Poultry First Aid Kit
Veterinarians with avian experience are not always available. Learn how to make a poultry first aid kit to be prepared for immediate action.
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Avian Influenza: USDA Defend the Flock Program
Between December 2014 and June 2015, over 50 million chickens and turkeys died in the U.S. Midwest. Some succumbed to highly pathogenic avian influenza while others were culled to stop the spread.
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Anti-Parasitic Herbs for Your Chicken Flock
Parasites in your chicken flock are the most annoying of all the chicken issues. Use these anti-parasitic herbs in your flock to help!
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Chicken Beak Injury & Other Health Questions Answered
Ask our experts about your flock’s health, feed, production, housing and more! We’re focused on health, including chicken beak injury.
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