Chicken health 101

[Dona Worry]

Anyone have any good books or other resources they recommend for identifying and treating common health issues? I grew up with chickens on the farm, but they were essentially feral--no coop, ran around the entire property, bred at will, etc. They were never cared for at all, they either lived or they didn't.
Now that I have my little pet chicks, I realize I am woefully unprepared to handle any sort of health crisis.

 

[Pork Pie]

EMERGENCIES/DISEASES ETC

Topic of the Week - Emergency/First Aid Preparedness

Topic of the Week - Maintaining a Healthy Flock

Topic of the Week - Biosecurity, Quarantine and Infectious Disease Management

Topic of the Week - Fly Strike

Topic of the Week - Treating Chicken Injuries

Topic of the Week - Coccidiosis

Topic of the Week - Frostbite, prevention and treatment

Topic of the Week - Bumblefoot - Prevention and Treatment

First Aid kit
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/suggestions-for-a-first-aid-kit.1150128/

 

[sumi]

There are some articles by our members listed here as well:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...es-how-to-diagnose-treat-your-chickens.47702/

 

[sylviethecochin]

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/

There's a book too, but the online version is searchable. Searchable = better when it's over 500 pages.

 

[Dona Worry]

Wow, fantastic! Thank you!