Valbazen (albendazole) Doses for Poultry, Waterfowl, and Game Birds
Valbazen (albendazole), is a benzimidazole anthelmintic that is used extra-label (off-label) in poultry, waterfowl, and game birds. Albendazole is one of the more effective dewormers at killing most...
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Bumble
The one problem I had trouble was with bumble foot. If you don't know what bumble foot is,then I will tell you. Bumble foot is a break in the skin that are caused by splinters,nails, wire ends,jumping...
View ArticleSour Crop
What is Sour Crop? Sour crop is basically a yeast infection in the chicken's crop. It often occurs because of an impacted crop that hasn't been cleared. Then yeast begins to grow and feed on the food...
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Pasty Butt
What is Pasty Butt? Pasty butt or chick pasting up is a common reason for a sick baby chick, most often caused by stress. This is a condition where droppings stick to a chick's vent area, preventing...
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Moringa The Master Healer For Chickens & Treatment Of AVIAN ARTHRITIS
Hello everyone! I'm back at my research article. This is personally Experienced article where I see how arthritis started to heal with this miraculous herb . Today I'm covering Avian Arthritis which is...
View ArticleDetermining Hydration Status in Waterfowl using PCV (EVF), and TP test
The point of this article is to discuss how the waterfowl owner can determine hydration status in their bird using the PCV (EVF), and TP test. As with most medical fields keeping the patient hydrated...
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Egg-bound chicken causing obturator paralysis - A case study
Update 02/12/20 - I have updated the story with new content! I'm sure you all want to know how she is getting on, so I have posted further information, photos, x-rays and videos Introduction (original...
View ArticleStuck egg! Collapsed egg hanging from vent! Prolapse! Oh my! What to do!
The last thing any chicken keeper wants to see is a favorite hen standing helplessly in a nest box with a frightening prolapse hanging out of her vent, dripping viscous fluids. Worse, she may be in the...
View ArticleBackyard Necropsy - Eggbound RiR - GRAPHIC images
She was almost 6 months old. Anomalies in first 3 weeks of daily egg laying included: less than 25 hrs between laying, double lash eggs on the poo board, and a few large Double Yolks - the last with...
View ArticleScience and treatment for bumblefoot (footpad dermatitis)
Bumblefoot is a condition that can affect all domestic foul despite breed or age. It may be a scary sight. But fear not! For your fluffy gal (or roo) will get better in no time. All vocab words will be...
View ArticleHow to clean up after a chicken with a Lazy Cloaca
It’s not uncommon to find that your hen has a clump of poop stuck to the feathers surrounding her vent. However, you may still be frightened by this, assuming some sort of illness is the cause. In some...
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Corrective “shoes” for chicks
Wasn’t sure where to post this article but here we go! After having a chick that needed corrective shoes placed in February, I decided to write up this article when the situation came up again today. I...
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My Injuries, Diseases, and Cures Information Library
Introduction My flock from a couple years ago. This is something of a library of any and all injuries, diseases, illnesses, etc, that I come across, along with their treatments, causes, and...
View ArticleThanks for Peritonitis help!
My girl had a sudden illness onset, and yes, peritonitis, the advice on antibiotics and supplements was literally lifesaving(she’s much improved, still resting in her own space in my living room) ....
View ArticleFlystrike (What it is, causes, prevention, treatment, and my journey)
Hello! Today I decided to write about my journey dealing with flystrike. I have dealt with it several times in the past, some severe and some less severe. First off, I want to thank @Wyorp Rock for...
View ArticleHow to Correctly Wrap a Chicken's Foot!
I finally did it: I created an article on how to wrap chicken feet. I consider myself a little bit of an expert because I’ve been dealing with an ungodly amount of bumblefoot in the flock lately....
View ArticleNecropsy Labs, Necropsy Manual, & Necropsy Videos
It is an unfortunate reality that chickens will die inevitably at some point. But what happens when several young birds die in succession? The cause of the death of your beloved bird may have been an...
View ArticleHow To Cure Upper Respiratory Issues/Infections Naturally
Hey and thanks for taking time to read my article! Today I am going to show you how to treat upper respiratory infections the natural way. I will also be including a plan to help you understand and...
View ArticleWhat Are CRD's & How To Manage Them
The article cuts off after a bit, and I apologize because I didn't see that earlier. ill be trying to work on that and it should be fixed shortly. Thx for understanding. Hey yall, thanks for taking...
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TREATING SCALY LEG MITES (SLM) ~ WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
You lift your friendly hen and notice some odd-looking, lifted scales on her feet. She seems like she's in pain. What should you do? Your hen most likely has SLM. TREATING/CURING SCALY LEG MITES (SLM)...
View ArticleChicken Orthopedics, splay leg, broken and malformed.
The boys guarding the perimeter. About six months ago I obtained 3 Silkie roosters. Granted, when I got them I thought 2 were hens. But being close siblings and egregiously outnumbered by much larger...
View ArticleTreating Symptoms, Not just the disease
I'm not much of a fan of modern medicine. When they say 'the practice of medicine', they ain't kidding. I've learned of many remedies over the years that come from the earth and I'll swear by quite a...
View ArticleCauses, Treatment, and Prevention of Chicken Sneezing
Chicken sneezing is an unusual and silly sound. It's okay to crack a smile every once in a while and take a picture. Then again, if they sneeze consistently more than usual, could something be wrong?...
View ArticleClostridium Cure and Intestinal Repair
Clostridium is a nasty bug that mammals and birds alike can pick up, especially after treatment of antibiotics which depleat normal gut bacteria creating an environment where clostridium can thrive or...
View ArticleHow to Help a Chicken with an Eye that has been wounded
How to Help a Chicken with an Eye that has been wounded If you have experienced the issue where your chicken has been picked on our been in a fight and their eye(s) end up looking like this, you may...
View ArticleBird Flu: What You Need To Know
Over the past few months, the United States Department of Agriculture discovered cases of deadly avian influenza in U.S. poultry flocks, alerting producers. Meanwhile, an outbreak of avian influenza...
View ArticleTreating eye problems
***This article is undergoing review. The chicken in the article is alive and well, and infection free. However some of the treatments used in the article are currently being reviewed for safety and...
View ArticleAt Home Remedy For Water Belly
Before I go further I believe I need to introduce myself and give you a warning. 1. I’m not a vet, It's just a nickname gifted to me that’s special to me. I don’t have the luxury to visit a vet and...
View ArticleEmbryonic injury/Deformity
This chick here suffers from an embryonic injury that causes its lower beak to not develop properly, normally this type of deformation occurs with inbred flocks. However I use very dedicated programs...
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Treating Individual Chickens for Mites
Updated 7/Jun/2022 This article is dedicated to the first baby chick I lost to parasites before I learned how to treat them. Immediate Dangers of Parasites are that they can usually kill a baby and a...
View ArticleHOW TO CURE FLYSTRIKE!
Hello everyone! This is a guide about how to save your chickie or duckie from flystrike! I'm going to put the how to first, just in case you’re in dire need of this information. At the end of this...
View ArticleThe cure for Fowl Pox
I want to share something with all of you, in hopes to cheer you up about your chickens, or to save a flock from being wrongly culled when it has a very cost effective, safe cure. I have been working...
View ArticleCuring Gleet
Gleet is a fungal infection in chickens that causes a messy vent area with white yucky looking stuff and sticky feathers around their butts. I'm sure it's not fun for the chickens and ALL my hens had...
View ArticleWhat is A Lash Egg? All You Need To Know & More
In the course of raising chickens for the first time, many backyard chicken farmers come across a variety of egg abnormalities. Eggs that are rubbery, yolkless, and have blood spots are not a major...
View ArticleHow to Treat Sour Crop; Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and Prevention
Sour crop is an common ailment in poultry. It is caused by a yeast infection inside the crop that produces inflammation and causes discomfort to the bird. This condition can be referred to as thrush,...
View ArticleWry Neck in a Chick
SymptomsMy barred rock pullet was 9 days old when I noticed that something was wrong. Her little neck had begun to twist back and upwards, leaving her fighting to stand upright, and forcing her head...
View ArticleCanker in Chickens
Canker in chickens (Avian Trichomonosis), is a disease caused by one-celled protozoa, mostly infecting young birds. Lesions within the mouth and esophagus are caused by this illness, which principally...
View ArticleProlapsed Chicken Vent
A vent prolapse, also known as a "blowout," occurs when a portion of the hen's vent protrudes outside the chicken's body. Breeds and crosses that tend to be fat (such as meat breeds) are prone to vent...
View ArticleBlack Spots on a Chicken Comb
Black spots on a chicken's comb can sometimes be frightening. Various reasons can cause black spots to appear on a chicken's comb. Do you need to worry? Let's investigate. How Do Chickens Get Black...
View ArticlePossible help for Waterbelly/Ascites
I write this still in the treatment stages, however, my level of success pushes me to share. I have a 2 year old Orpington hen who developed waterbelly. I had several die from it a while back and while...
View ArticleCan Chickens Contract Rabies?
Among the most dreadful diseases your livestock can suffer from is rabies. For now, it appears chickens cannot contract this infection. In any case, it is advisable to treat your poultry if they become...
View ArticleFrostbite: What to Know About Injury, Care and Recovery
Each year numerous frostbite threads appear on BYC where individuals seek information and advice. In most cases the frostbite is to the comb, the injury is minor to moderate, and the bird heals without...
View ArticleDealing with Common Chicken Issues
It can be challenging to care for chickens for some. Novice backyard poultry keepers can spend sleepless nights worrying about some of the problems that can befall their flock. The best way to deal...
View ArticleSplay Leg and Spraddle Leg Treatment
Here at Cheeky Chicken Hobby Farm we like to share our experiences and day-to-day activities for others wanting to know how others do it. Video Link to 2 Weeks Later....
View ArticleWhat to do when your flock is struck by FLYSTRIKE!
Flystrike – I’d kept chickens for two years and had never heard the term. Then one warm September day in the Pacific Northwest, I was in the coop and noticed my normally spicy Silkie roo, Mugsy, was...
View ArticleOxytocin as a bonding agent between us and our chickens
What if there was a magic potion to get our chickens to love us? Perhaps there is. It’s called mesotocin, the bird version of oxytocin, the so-called cuddle hormone. Oxytocin in humans is activated...
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Early stages of Contact Dermatitis/Foot Pad Dermatitis
Contact Dermatitis/Foot pad dermatitis is a condition in which chickens develop inflammatory reactions in the skin and even ulcers caused by a combination of moisture and chemical irritants like...
View ArticleHow I Treat Non Fatal Wound From Predator (Warning: Graphic Images For...
5-21-23 This morning I discovered Fiona--one of our Brahma hens--standing alone in a dog igloo (it's mostly there for decoration--they live in a covered run. All the other 34 hens looked fine but...
View ArticleVideos on how to tube feed chickens
Hi all! I thought you might find these videos helpful on how to tube feed chickens. For reference, I use the Pretty Bird Hand feed. 2.4 pound silkie got 20 ml/cc three to four times per day 5-6 pound...
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