What is Coccidiosis? Coccidiosis is a protozoal disease causing diarrhoea, weight loss and decreased production in poultry. It can be fatal. Prevention is key and is achieved with use of anticoccidials or vaccination. Coccidiosis mainly affects chicks and growers up to 5/6 months of age. What causes Coccidiosis? Coccidiosis is caused by protozoa of the phylum Apicomplexa, family Eimeriidae. Most … Lire la suite Coccidiosis
How to protect our hens and henhouse against foxes? Having chickens requires at least some planning against predators and thankfully there are solutions on the market to prevent foxes from penetrating the enclosure and henhouse and helping himself to a meal. Every day there are more and more keepers of these domesticated animals like no … Lire la suite Predators and Prey: the Fox
Chickens are omnivores, not herbivores despite what people think. Chickens will eat meat just as happily as vegetables, including tastey snacks like frogs, worms, flies grubs and even snails. Their crop allows for this flexibility, as it acts like a masher…think of the crop as having teeth that grinds up any foodstuff that enters it. … Lire la suite What do chickens eat?
An interesting topic this week, is it not?! It is widely believed that keeping chickens is a great way of saving money, or rather, spending less on food. But is this really true or simply a myth in the modern world? I believe it all depends on where you live and your primary reason for … Lire la suite The cost of keeping chickens
As a chicken keeper, you will certainly have noticed that your flock has character, especially as individuals but as a group too! One problem you may have had the pleasure of experiencing is hens roosting in the nest box, or perhaps even on top of the henhouse. This is especially noticeable when they first arrive … Lire la suite Why Chickens Roost Outside and How to Prevent It
This is such a large topic, I have deliberately put off writing about it! There are so many options out there to help chicken owners, not all of which are terribly effective. Some however, in my humble opinion, should be in every poultry owners arsenal. Having said that, I have found that no one product … Lire la suite How to Effectively Manage Red Mite in Your Coop
What is wing clipping? Wing clipping is a temporary solution to flighty birds, meaning that they can fly for a few feet at a time, giving them enough boost to get over the fence out of their enclosure. Wing clipping can also be a solution to over amourous cockerels, some believe, as their lose their … Lire la suite When and How to Clip Chicken Wings Effectively
In the wild, poultry lay eggs for reproduction as you might imagine, the same as wild birds such as crows, pigeons and sparrows. This means that chickens will likely lay up to 13 eggs before incubating them for 21 days. Since poultry has been kept as livestock, they have been bred to produce eggs on … Lire la suite Egg Eating
A very serious condition that is very uncomfortable for the hen, it can lead to death if not treated quickly. The cause is attracting flies to a dirty vent. The flies eat the healthy skin on the affected area and lay their eggs in the wound. The problem will then escalate until the hen succumbs … Lire la suite Signs Your Chicken is Suffering from Flystrike
It is widely believed that you need a cockerel (male chicken) so that the hens lay eggs. This is not the case. Hens will continue to lay eggs in the absences of cockerels and will even be in better general health! So why keep a cockerel? Whilst unnecessary for egg production, cockerels nonetheless do play … Lire la suite Cockerels: Care Tips for Backyard Chicken Owners
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