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Chicken Health

CDC Confirms First Severe H5N1 Bird Flu Case in...

On December 13, 2024, the CDC confirmed the first severe case of H5N1 avian influenza, commonly known as "bird flu,"...

A healthy chicken flock forages on green grass.

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4 Tips to Boost your Chickens' Immune System

Follow these tips to boost your chicken's immune system, keep your flock healthy, and prevent illness. Chickens are often susceptible...

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A Chicken stands next to a nest box - ready to lay it's first egg

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When Do Chickens Lay Their First Egg?

When will the long-awaited milestone finally arrive - the moment your chickens lay their very first egg??? After meticulously selecting...

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Olive Oil Chicken Feed: 7 Health Benefits

Offering Olive Oil Chicken Feed to your flock can offer some important potential health benefits! From the lustrous sheen of...

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Safe Food for Chickens to Eat

Raising chickens is a fun and rewarding hobby, but it's also important to make sure that they are receiving a...

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Toxic food for chickens: 15 foods to avoid

Feeding chickens toxic food can harm their health and lead to various health problems, including illness, reduced egg production, and...

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Welsummer Chicken Breed: The Complete Guide

The Welsummer chicken breed is distinguished by its beautiful brown and red feathers. It is also renowned for its exceptionally...

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Plymouth Rock Chicken: The Ultimate Guide

The Plymouth Rock chicken breed is well-known for its hardiness, heat and cold tolerance, and friendly personality. They also lay...

Chicken Health

CDC Confirms First Severe H5N1 Bird Flu Case in...

On December 13, 2024, the CDC confirmed the first severe case of H5N1 avian influenza, commonly known as "bird flu,"...

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4 Tips to Boost your Chickens' Immune System

Follow these tips to boost your chicken's immune system, keep your flock healthy, and prevent illness. Chickens are often susceptible...

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When Do Chickens Lay Their First Egg?

When will the long-awaited milestone finally arrive - the moment your chickens lay their very first egg??? After meticulously selecting...

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Olive Oil Chicken Feed: 7 Health Benefits

Offering Olive Oil Chicken Feed to your flock can offer some important potential health benefits! From the lustrous sheen of...

2 comments

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Safe Food for Chickens to Eat

Raising chickens is a fun and rewarding hobby, but it's also important to make sure that they are receiving a...

2 comments

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Toxic food for chickens: 15 foods to avoid

Feeding chickens toxic food can harm their health and lead to various health problems, including illness, reduced egg production, and...

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Welsummer Chicken Breed: The Complete Guide

The Welsummer chicken breed is distinguished by its beautiful brown and red feathers. It is also renowned for its exceptionally...

10 comments

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Plymouth Rock Chicken: The Ultimate Guide

The Plymouth Rock chicken breed is well-known for its hardiness, heat and cold tolerance, and friendly personality. They also lay...

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Backyard Chicken Care Calendar - A Year-Round C...

Our easy-to-follow year-round backyard chicken care calendar checklist will help you with everything related to your backyard chicken flock. Raising...

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Has the Avian Flu Outbreak Affected Your State?

A comprehensive guide to keeping yourself informed about the HPAI outbreak. The 2022-2024 avian flu outbreak in the United States has affected...

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Top Five Summer Treats for Chickens

During the season's heat, summer treats for chickens can provide mental stimulation, nutrition, and a cooling break. A cooling break?...

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Avian Influenza is here: 4 takeaways

You’ve heard about highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the news unless you’ve been hiding under a rock! Wondering what...

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Cold weather chickens - 8 things NOT to do to i...

How to prepare your chickens for winter isn't especially intuitive. In fact, many people may take steps that can actually...

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A Guide to Building a Chicken First Aid Kit

Owning a chicken first aid kit for your flock is a must! Let's face it, no matter what level chicken...

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Can baby chicks get too much chick grit?

One customer's story of too much chick grit.... Too much chick grit can be harmful to your newly delivered flock....

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4 Rules of chicken keeping

So you want chickens? Here are the first 4 rule...

Does Coronavirus have you thinking about producing your own food? Sweet. But take a sec and think this through, please......

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What happens when frostbite strikes

Last week, with the windchill, it was 19 below zero here in Connecticut. I secured our coop and tucked everyone...

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Chicken Vent Gleet: An Icky, Sticky Problem

Our My Pet Chicken Flock Care Specialists receive health-related questions from y'all almost daily. A common question is about what...

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Small flock guidelines for FDA's new rules

If you keep chickens and haven't yet heard about the FDA's recent rules and standards changes please take a moment to read...

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Lash Egg: the grossest egg your hens will lay

While most of the eggs your hens will lay are going to be normal, to start off October on a...

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Salmonella, the CDC, and Handling Pet Chickens

We have always advised practicing good biosecurity with your birds. When you handle them, make sure to wash your hands---make...

Growing fodder for your chicken flock is easy!

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Growing Fodder for chickens

It’s that time of year when your luscious green grass is nowhere to be seen! Growing fodder for your chickens is...

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The scoop on chicken poop

One of the weird things about owning chickens is that you have to pay a lot of attention to chicken...

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Four Benefits of Chicken Watching

Chicken Watching: I'd hazard a guess and say that all pet chicken owners do it. Probably fairly often. And most...

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Fresh greens mean healthier eggs

I love my flock! Watching their funny antics, getting mobbed when I show up with treats, and being adored by...

Yes, chickens can eat pumpkins. There are many health benefits!

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Can Chickens Eat Pumpkins?

Yes, chickens can safely eat pumpkins, along with pumpkin seeds, skin, and guts. Fall is the best time to find...

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5 rules for keeping multiple roosters

Handsome Silver Laced Wyandotte rooster Roosters can be a challenge sometimes. Don't get me wrong--I love roosters! But they can...

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The 6 Important Habits of Successful Small Floc...

Successful small flock owners may have vastly different management styles. Some may hatch their own birds, while others may order...

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Free Range? Four Ways to Manage your Small Flock

For people new to chicken keeping, deciding how they will manage their flock---free range or confined--- can be pretty daunting....

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Cross beak / Scissor Beak

Crossed Beak / Scissor Beak, can be severe, but many times, this beak malformation is not hazardous to your chicken's health. ...

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What is a Broody Hen? What signs should you loo...

The first time one of my hens went broody was quite a shock to me! My normally docile Barnevelder was now...

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