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Egg Binding: What It Is and How to Prevent and Treat It
Understand egg binding and its serious consequences for hens. Learn about causes and symptoms of this critical condition....
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Protect Your Birds Against Avian Flu
There are many different strains of viruses that cause avian influenza (AI)......
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What are Some Reasons for Feather Picking?
Wondering why your chickens are picking each other’s feathers? There are several things that can cause feather picking......
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Identifying Problems in Your Birds
For new chicken owners, identifying when a bird in their backyard flock is sick can be a challenge......
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Have Incubators Given Broody Hens the Pink Slip?
Anyone who keeps chickens is likely to occasionally have a hen go broody. She'll make a dramatic mood change, stop laying, fluff her feathers, change her vocabulary, and spend all day and night in the...
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Keeping ‘Em Healthy
Chickens are amazingly healthy animals, however, they can be vulnerable to many diseases if proper care isn't implemented....
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Decreased Egg Production In Chickens: Molt and Winter Lighting
Molt is the natural cycle where birds lose feathers and gradually regrow their plumage. Molt usually occurs when the days start to shorten in late summer and it can go well into the fall season. The f...
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Isolation Helps Keep Small Flocks Healthy
Many people dread taking an airplane trip to a distant city. It’s not the flying they’re afraid of. It’s sitting in an enclosed metal fuselage filled with coughing and sneezing fello...
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Gnats and Chickens: Tiny Predators Take Toll on Chickens
Some things are certain about racoons. They seem to live everywhere, are always hungry, and their favorite meal is a tasty chicken. (Gnats and chickens go hand in hand as well.) Few animals are as ade...
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When “She” Becomes “He” – Spontaneous Sex Reversal in Chickens
Sometimes chicken observers see birds do odd things... and few seem stranger than when a hen transforms into a rooster. It's not common, and a backyard flock owner may never experience it, but it happ...
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Correcting a Broody Hen: What You Need to Know
A broody hen is one that has decided she wants to hatch chicks, whether there is a rooster in the flock or not. Bantam breeds tend to go broody more often than others, but it can happen with any breed...
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Trimming Chickens Wings
Wondering if it may be necessary to trim your chickens’ wings? Check out this video featuring Nutrena Poultry Specialist Twain Lockhart....
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Clipping Chicken’s Toenails
Wondering about trimming your chicken’s toenails? Learn from Nutrena Poultry Specialist......
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Salmonella Safety Tips
We emphasize the importance of good sanitation practices in many parts of our every day lives......
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Bumblefoot – Causes, Treatment and Prevention
The health and success of your chickens lies in your hands. Knowing what diseases, they're at risk for is critical for you to allow them to lead healthy lives. Bumblefoot, or plantar pododermatitis, i...
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Internal Layers and Peritonitis in Laying Hens
Learn the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for internal laying and peritonitis in hens. Keep your flock healthy with expert tips....