Chicken health issues

As a loving chicken owner, you're always on the lookout for any signs of health issues. If you've noticed your flock exhibiting unusual behavior, such as restlessness, feather loss, or skin scaling, you might be wondering if they have something called Scaly Leg Mites. Let's dive in and explore the world of Scaly Leg Mites, their causes, and what you can do to protect your chickens.

Keeping your flock of backyard chickens healthy is important and by performing a regular chicken health check you can ensure your flock stays in top shape!

Learn how to care for a sick chicken with these tips from a chicken vet. Here are 20 signs your chicken is sick and what you can do about it.

Whaaaat? Chickens have worms? Do I need to worry about this in my backyard flock? What should I DO about deworming chickens?

I’ve written a series of posts on chicken inputs (what to feed chickens; herbs; prebiotics and probiotics; manufactured feed) and here’s one involving outputs. Understanding how your birds’ digesti…

Yes, Virginia, there really is a right way to hold a chicken. Is it always necessary to hold a chicken correctly? No, but every chicken keeper should be aware of the proper method and use it during exams and bathing. Not only can handling a bird improperly stress the chicken unnecessarily, it can endanger their

Learn how to spot respiratory diseases in your backyard chickens. This guide covers symptoms and treatments for common chicken respiratory diseases.

Biosecurity is more important than ever before. Here are 8 simple steps to keeping your flock safe.

Chickens need to consume the required and recommended amount of nutrients for them to be able to grow healthy and ... Read more

Index Of Common Chicken Health Issues, a post from the blog Bitchin' Chickens on Bloglovin’