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Non-Surgical Bumblefoot Treatment

December 13, 2015

I had a feeling something wasn’t quite right with Lucy. When I picked her up she had lost a good amount of weight. I first attributed it to her hard molt. She had a very bad molt this past month, even worse than the others. I could see that she had lost some weight too, even…

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7 Commonly Asked Questions from Backyard Chicken Keepers

September 18, 2015

Today I’m sharing some of my most helpful chicken posts with you. Here are the top seven questions that I love to refer to when I am asked to help out with your chicken questions. You might even want to pin this post or bookmark it for the future! Read more

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The Hen’s Reproductive System and Issues

August 17, 2015

If you think about it, chickens lay hundreds of eggs during their lifetime. Many times their eggs arrive just on schedule just as predicted; gorgeous warm orbs of goodness. Hens are amazing! Although rare, sometimes reproductive system and egg laying issues arise that leaves chicken keepers scratching their heads. We’ve all had weird eggs. The…

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Dolly Gets a Spa Day

March 2, 2015

As many of you have been following, Dolly has not quite been herself. As an older girl who was perpetually broody in her glory days, she has slowed down to a quiet, non-broody, little hen who naps most of her days in little patches of found sunshine. Her little Silkie Bantam body is old but…

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Wind Eggs from Chickens

February 18, 2015

The last few days have been tough. Between Sunday and yesterday, the Cape was blanketed with another eighteen inches of snow. For the last few weeks it seems as though all we are doing is digging out from these one after another storms. The drifts are waist deep and even trying to refill the wild…

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Avian Flu in Backyard Chickens

February 14, 2015

Free-ranging chickens are at risk. As avian influenza begins to emerge in even more backyard flocks of chickens, I thought that it was time to chat a little about how and why this is happening here in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.Read more

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Comb and Beak Injuries in Backyard Chickens

February 8, 2015

This post is not for the squeamish, but important to share nonetheless. Ginny is our Golden Laced Wyandotte. A few weeks ago, it became apparent to me that she could no longer live with the other girls as she picked up the bad habit of feather picking. It all started when her and her sisters…

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All About Preening

June 18, 2014

Preening. It usually starts on the chest…Read more

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Eye Pecking in Baby Chicks

June 13, 2014

Everything had been running so smoothly. The baby chicks were settling into their brooder and seemed to be growing right before our eyes. Their wing feathers began to grow in and our little ones had gotten the hang of scratching in the shavings and preening. Lots and lots of time spent preening. Sometimes, they were…

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Chickens Health Issues Stories from Our Nest

Life with Aging Hens

May 23, 2014

Sleeping standing up When we first purchased the chicks I knew they would not live forever. As their average life expectancy is five to seven years, I knew that meant that some hens might die sooner and others later. This was merely an average. Unfortunately lately, Tilly has been showing her age and my mind…

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Non-Surgical Bumblefoot Treatment

7 Commonly Asked Questions from Backyard Chicken Keepers

The Hen’s Reproductive System and Issues

Dolly Gets a Spa Day

Wind Eggs from Chickens

Avian Flu in Backyard Chickens

Comb and Beak Injuries in Backyard Chickens

All About Preening

Eye Pecking in Baby Chicks

Life with Aging Hens

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