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Maintaining A Healthy Flock
The Egg song, it’s not about the egg; it’s an escort call.
Shadrach
Sep 23, 2018
5.00 star(s)
Views: 22K
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In the normal course of events free range chickens move around their territory as a group. The focal point of these groups is the senior rooster...
Maintaining A Healthy Flock
Nest Boxes; why do we make a sitting hens job so difficult?
Shadrach
Sep 25, 2018
4.98 star(s)
Views: 24K
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34
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Hens have been laying eggs, sitting on them and and hatching them for centuries without human interference. Considering their ancestors the jungle...
Maintaining A Healthy Flock
Pecking! Not all pecks are equal.
Shadrach
Jun 2, 2019
4.97 star(s)
Views: 8K
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Pecking; not all pecks are equal. A chicken’s beak is extremely sensitive. It is packed with tiny receptors that scientists believe provide the...
Maintaining A Healthy Flock
Understanding Your Rooster.
Shadrach
Jun 6, 2019
4.73 star(s)
Views: 17K
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The reader needs to be aware that these observations and conclusions are taken from a particular chicken keeping arrangement which was conceived...
Maintaining A Healthy Flock
The Chicken Keepers Health Armoury.
Shadrach
Aug 14, 2019
4.80 star(s)
Views: 3K
Reviews:
8
There are various threads on what you should have as essential items to care for your flock. This list is what I've found essential. The bulk of...
Learning Center
Getting Chickens Out Of Trees.....and into their coops.
Shadrach
Feb 6, 2020
4.80 star(s)
Views: 6K
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This is a picture of a chicken up a tree. She looks very at home up there. Makes a lovely picture. Shame about the photographer not getting the...
Maintaining A Healthy Flock
Why Chickens Bath In Dust And Not In Water.
Shadrach
Oct 10, 2018
4.88 star(s)
Views: 4K
Comments:
2
Reviews:
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As humans became ‘civilised’ and water and cleansing agents became widely available, bathing in water became more commonplace and to some extent...
Small Coops
Shadrach’s Multi Coops
Shadrach
Sep 7, 2018
4.63 star(s)
Views: 8K
Comments:
14
Reviews:
6
Scientists believe the modern chickens ancestors are jungle fowl. The jungle fowl live in small groups, roost in trees, and nest on the ground...
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Flubendazole Worming Dosages.
Shadrach
Jun 18, 2019
5.00 star(s)
Views: 12K
Comments:
2
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Flubendazole, is a broad-spectrum anthelmintic that will kill all gastrointestinal worm species that commonly occur in poultry. It is effective...
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Some Chicken Photographs
Shadrach
Oct 21, 2018
4.29 star(s)
Views: 2K
Comments:
7
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5
Major. Mel and Treacle after a hawk attack. Mini Minx and chicks. Fat Bird on the computer, my late email reply excuse. Cillin Ruffles...
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A Change In Diet from dry to fermented, facts, myths and experience.
Shadrach
Oct 2, 2018
4.67 star(s)
Views: 2K
Comments:
10
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3
This article is about my foray into the world of fermented feed for chickens. It’s written tongue in cheek and is not meant to be a definitive...
Member Pages
Shadrach's must read articles.
Shadrach
Oct 4, 2018
4.67 star(s)
Views: 1K
Reviews:
3
Updated
Nov 26, 2018
There seems to be no provision for bookmarking content on the profile page, so these are the articles that I have read and liked. This page will...
Maintaining A Healthy Flock
Straw Itch Mite.
Shadrach
Mar 7, 2020
4.50 star(s)
Views: 3K
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3
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Most chicken keepers at some point have to deal with a mite infestation, be it on the bird, or in the coop. There are many types of mites, some...
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Treating wounds and injuries with Stockholm Hoof Tar
Shadrach
Sep 28, 2018
4.50 star(s)
Views: 7K
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Tar and particular types of clay have been used in the treatment of wounds for many years. In the days of wooden sailing ships during a sea...
Member Pages
Injuries And Sickness Pictures.(Under construction)
Shadrach
Aug 11, 2019
Views: 981
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Graphic Pictures. Below are a lot of pictures of sick chickens and injuries. Each subject will have a link to a thread or story where appropriate...
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