Reviews by Shadrach

This is one of those rare articles everyone should read. It should be compulsory reading for every educator on BYC.
The picture and their sequencing are wonderful and if you've never seen the inside of a chicken before this article will help you place where things are and what they look like.
I can't recommend it highly enough.
Great job Mimi.

Below is a link to the thread that the article was taken from. This is also worth reading.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/possibly-an-internal-layer-graphic-pics.1296674/

Well I would like the article wouldn't I. Chicken behaviour is a subject that fascinates me.
I can recommend working through the video clips on By Bob's thread,
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/fluffy-butt-acres-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/
There are some great chicken misbehavior clips in there.

I feel sorry for Butterscotch. She just sat down with thoughts of a bit of a rest from the day to day stuff and the next minute she's got an army! Chickens can count you know.

It's not something I would do but I loved the article.

I enjoyed this article.

A rolling account of the lives of any creature if carefully observed can be very informative. A cut above the usual.

Great article. Particularly like that the author realises that ducks need to be able to get a lot of beak inti the waterer to clean their nostrils.

Lots of room. Lots of air and enough pictures.
My only concern is, is it secure from digging ground predators.

I don't like, or keep Silkies. I don't agree with showing chickens.
If you're not like me, and there are lots of you

then this article is a must. The advice seems sound, the pictures are great and the article hangs together well.
If there was such a thing as a wet look Silkie I might change my mind.

Great to have pictures of the parasites.

I don't know a thing about quail, but the build and article is good.

I can't really rave about a prefab coop.

What I can write is the run is a lot larger than usual for the amount of chickens and it isn't just a bare space. There's stuff growing in it and junk for the chickens to play on. I hope more will be planted.
The bare ground runs I so often see just make me want to weep.

I thought this was well written. It has plenty of pictures and what would seem to be good advice.

I struggled with this article. The article itself is well written and informative. I'm just not convinced that dubbing is something humans should be doing to chickens.

Good clearly written article with appropriate supporting pictures.

Providing shade is very important even when the air temperature isn't that warm. One of the problems with solid articles is they also restrict air movement. One of the reasons dense bushes under trees make such excellent shade is partly due to air currents still be able to move through the foliage.

I found this easy to read. It's a shame the prices are a bit out of date.
If you are planning on taking your chickens to a vet should they become ill, or get injured, then $10 per month isn't likely to cover the vet bills. $10 per chicken per month would probably cover you for two vet visits a year for nothing too serious.

I found this article very readable and informative. I was interested to read that the author could feel the slipped tendon.

Great article. BYC could do with a lot of these. So often one reads about the problem but don't get to hear how the problem was resolved. Wound picture while not pleasant to look at are important for others so they can make some comparison with any wounds their flock have and better estimate the recovery chances.

I like this article. Quick reading, points made clearly. Enough information with link to further studies should one be interested. Mainly aimed at those who incubate eggs but the information is still relevant to those who let broody hens sit.

This is a well put together article with a bit of history.
Dual purpose breeds have been around in may other places in the world for many years. they just weren't called dual purpose breeds.

I'm not sure why this doesn't have more reviews. Maybe it was written before the current review system was put in place.
Just having an instruction sheet to give to the purchaser is a good idea. This sheet has some excellent advice, particularly regarding the handling of chicks and one should not expect 100% survival rate.

Reviews by Shadrach

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Ascites In Backyard Chickens

Singing the Song of Their People: The Egg Song, Why do hens sing?

Adventures in Hatching - When Things Don't Go Quite as Planned

2019 Spring Ducklings

(Almost) Self Cleaning Duck Waterer

A Desert Oasis Updated 03/2024

Bathing Silkies: How To Keep Them Bright & Fluffy!

Mites, Lice and Fleas, Dealing with External Parasites

3-Tier Quail Cage

UK newbie's small pre-fab coop and enclosure.

The Process of Raising Waterfowl: Selection, Incubation, Brooding, and Sexing

DUBBING (REMOVING) EXTRA LARGE COMB OF ROOSTER "LIFE SAVING GUIDE"

Bumblefoot In Chickens : My Successful Treatment

Custom Shade Screens

How much does it cost to raise backyard chickens?

Treating a Chick with a Slipped Tendon: One Chick’s Story

Raccoon Attack: Hen’s Recovery Process

Diagnosing causes of malpositions and deformities in chick embryos

How the Dual Purpose Breed was Developed

Chick Instructions on one page!