Chicken Guide

[FireTigeris]

I LOVE the Rat Guide-

http://ratguide.com/

Is there a "Chicken Guide" somewhere?

That would be so awesome to have printed out so I could quickly find out 'what's wrong' and 'treatment' for the flock.

I'd help as much as I can with it (Biology BS minor in Chem) but my time is limited as I'm 8.25 mths preggers.

We could start compiling common illnesses and treatments and how to prepare medicin for our chickens.

I know where I can find some vets that might help too-

Any interest?

 

[1/2DozenWings]

Great idea, it could be region-specific if that's warranted. I lost one of my three hens to a disease that I could never id. I wasn't about to do a necropsy. My equine vet has no knowledge of/interest in poultry. I came to a dead end rather quickly. But alot of anecdotal info put together can be very powerful!
I have access to biological equipment such as microscopes, stains, etc.

happy thanksgiving,

Patti

 

[FireTigeris]

Possible topics grouped by age/gender: (off top of my head so far)
Some of these are Supposed to get answers of, "its ok", or "wait and see" but its a handy tool

-Helpful quick-
Common disease (Meraks, ... , ... )
Common Vaccines
Common OTC medicines/ remedies safe for your chickens
How to medicate your chicken

-any age-
bloody stool
unusual stool (diarrhea, large, smelly, wrong color, no urea)
fight injury / animal attack
sealed vent
frostbite
heat stroke
overheated
chilled
sickly (no other symptoms)
losing feathers/down in clumps
parasites (have subsections)
not growing/ not gaining weight
sneezes/colds
eye issues
choking
convulsions
neck issues (wry neck, stargazing)
rash

-chick-
failure to fully hatch
Pasty butt
failure to stand
splayed leg/s

-adult-
unable to walk
broken limb
broken beak

-Roosters-
Broken spurs
aggression towards hen(s)
aggression towards human(s)
aggression towards own reflection
aggression towards other roos
not interacting/change in behavior

-Hen-
Egg bound
shelless eggs
no eggs (talk about age of egg laying, winter production drop, molting drop ect)
bad eggs retained
eggs with single blood spot (heh)
eggs bad flavor/color (egg meat not shell)
eggs with rubbery/ incomplete shells
funny shaped eggs
not interacting/change in behavior