The health of your chickens should be a top priority. Unfortunately, a variety of illnesses can make your bird sick and a lot of illnesses can kill your bird. If you notice that there is something wrong with your chicken, internally or externally, then you should address it. If your chicken is lethargic and has […]
Vent Gleet Or Egg Bound (6 Major Differences)
There is no shortage of chicken diseases that can affect your bird, but sometimes, some symptoms of diseases overlap, because of this, knowing what disease your bird has can be confusing. If you’re wondering whether your bird has vent gleet or is egg bound this article will help clear that up. Vent gleet or egg […]
Chicken Swollen Below Vent (1 Reason Why + What To Do)
Chickens can get diseases quite easily, these birds can become ill if they aren’t eating well, if their environment is not ideal, and if they are under stress. If your chicken is swollen under its vent this may be why: Chicken swollen below vent: The vent is what your chicken’s waste products come out of, […]
Swollen Chicken Vent (2 Reasons Why + What To Do)
Chickens can’t talk and tell us when something is wrong, but we humans can tell when something is wrong with our birds by looking at their behavior and appearance. A change in your bird is a sign that there is something going on with your bird. If your chicken has a swollen vent this article […]
Black Scabs On Chicken Comb (1 Reason Why + Treatments)
Chickens cannot communicate with humans to tell us what they’re thinking or how they’re feeling, but we can determine what’s happening with the bird through their actions and their appearance. If your bird’s appearance starts to change, if it develops black scabs on its comb, then you’d be right to worry Black scabs on chicken […]
Sores On Chicken’s Comb (2 Reasons Why + What To Do)
Apart from an increase in size and feather color, chickens will more or less look the same as they age. The slightest change in the behavior or appearance of your chicken can be a sign that something has changed in your bird. If your bird suddenly develops sores on its comb you’d be right to […]
Lump On Chicken’s Beak (3 Reasons Why + What To do)
Maintaining a good healthy flock is important, if one of your birds gets sick, this bird can infect the rest of the flock very quickly if the sick bird has something contagious. This article looks at why your chicken has a lump on its beak Lump on chicken’s beak: Diseases in chickens can show up […]
Wart On Chicken Beak (2 Reasons Why + What To Do)
Warts that suddenly appear, whether they appear on humans or on chickens, are something to keep an eye on. If your bird develops a wart on its beak then there is something definitely going on with your bird. This article looks into it Wart on chicken beak: Chickens can’t talk to humans but we can […]
Iodine For Fowlpox (The Truth On Using It For Fowlpox)
Seeing your chicken suffer through an illness is not easy, but thankfully, a couple of chicken diseases can be treated with minimal effort and by using treatments that are not harsh. So, can iodine be used to treat fowlpox? This article looks into it Iodine for fowlpox: Fowlpox is a disease that can quickly spread […]
Chicken Has A Purple Comb And Is Lethargic (3 Reasons Why + What To Do)
We cannot ask a chicken, and get a reply, how it’s feeling with regards to its physical health and its state of mind, but what we can do is observe the bird’s behavior and appearance to figure out what’s going on with it. If your chicken’s comb turns purple, and if the bird becomes lethargic, […]
