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Common egg quality problemsMeat spots have been covered
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Common egg quality problemsThis article is very informative, however it didn't say what causes Meat Spots. My hens are less than 2 years old, and I see the meat spots... -
How to treat sour crop and impacted crop and how to know which one you're dealing withThank you for this article. I discovered a hen with what I think is sour crop yesterday. I’m treating with monistat. My question is, should I... -
Coping With Death In Your Flock: 4 Actionable StepsPlease post this in the forum under Emergencies/Diseases//Injuries/Cures! There is more traffic there and someone will have a better chance seeing... -
Coping With Death In Your Flock: 4 Actionable StepsThere is a great article about chickens in hot temps. You have to provide shade, give a lot of water, and there was more...
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Common egg quality problemsGreat except I wish you would tell which ones are safe or not safe to eat.- cluckmecoop7
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How to treat sour crop and impacted crop and how to know which one you're dealing withThanks for this. It was very helpful and I tried helping my hen who had sour crop with...- LikeTurkeys
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How to treat sour crop and impacted crop and how to know which one you're dealing withThank you! Maybe I missed this in the readin, but if she has a sour crop, should I try to empty...
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Do Poultry Mourn Over The Loss Of A Flock Mate?This article made me tear up, but it also made me realize that I need to think twice before...- hysop
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Mites, Lice and Fleas, Dealing with External Parasitesthanks for a very informative and well illustrated article :clap- Perris
Maintaining A Healthy Flock
Raising chickens requires proper care. Learn how to maintain your flock so they remain healthy, safe, and happy.
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Common egg quality problems
Approximately 2% of all chicken eggs has some defect, ranging from minor, barely noticeable faults to downright alarming deformities. So the... -
The Egg song, it’s not about the egg; it’s an escort call.
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... -
Nest Boxes; why do we make a sitting hens job so difficult?
Hens have been laying eggs, sitting on them and and hatching them for centuries without human interference. Considering their ancestors the jungle... -
Chicken bully/chicken victim - a two-sided issue
Just as school officials often overlook the importance of dealing with the victim of bullying in a school situation, we chicken folk often neglect... -
Introducing a Single Hen to an Existing Flock
On December 18, 2015, a friend and I embarked on a long trip of several hundred miles to pick up a two-year old Buff Orpington hen at an animal... -
Rooster Flocks
If you have too many roosters, a simple solution is to start a rooster flock. A rooster flock is a flock that consists of all roosters and no... -
Information on Chicken Eyesight
Information on Chicken Eyesight Chicken eyesight is amazing! They can see better in color than humans, can detect and see light and color shades... -
Sour Crop, Impacted Crop, Doughy Crop - Prevention and Treatments of Crop disorders
Crops And Their Story Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treating Crop Issues... -
Polytetrafluoroethylene Toxicity in Chickens
Note: A BYC member here recently had all but one of her flock members die after accidentally using a PTFE coated heat lamp. Read about her... -
Do Poultry Mourn Over The Loss Of A Flock Mate?
Do Poultry Mourn? It has long been known that Elephants do indeed mourn their fallen comrades as do... -
How to treat sour crop and impacted crop and how to know which one you're dealing with
Diagnosing the crop disorder A hen is behaving lethargically, not eating much, if at all, but she has a full crop. This is the first sign... -
Introducing New Chickens: Using the “See but don’t touch” Method
Introducing New Chickens: Using the “See but don’t touch” Method Chicken keeping is addicting. Along the road of your own chicken raising... -
Egg Binding: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
Egg Binding In Hens What is Egg Binding... -
Keeping a Rooster
A year ago I started my chicken venture. My Dear Husband, in all his doubting, was happy to finance my insanity. Me, armed with my Green Horn... -
The naturally good rooster
I'm writing this article first and foremost to those of you who've only had negative encounters with roosters. From what I've read around the web... -
So you want to rescue a chicken... Now what?
I Have Done Something….. I looked at all the caged animals in the barn...the cast-offs of human society. I saw in their eyes love and hope... -
How To Clip Trim The Wings Of Your Chicken To Prevent Flight
Graphic and text courtesy of "A Guide to Raising Chickens" by Gail Damerow. Wing clipping, the most common method of controlling the flight of... -
Dealing with and Taming Aggressive Roosters
We see it a lot here on BYC, "Help! My cuddly "Simon" the chick has grown up to be an aggressive monster! What do I do?!" The first step in...