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Wings are extremely important to birds. In the wild, a bird with a broken wing can’t survive for very long. Wings are used for flying to look for food, and they are also needed when birds need to fly away and escape predators. If you’re wondering whether a bird’s wing can heal on its own […]
Birds can break their wings in a number of different ways, they can get attacked by a predator, attacked by your house pet, hit by a car or, they can knock into a wall. If you think that your bird has a broken wing but are not sure, this article will help you figure it […]
If your chicken has suddenly become sick you may not notice too quickly, these animals try to conceal any signs of weakness as best they can, this is how they survive in the wild. If you notice your bird vomiting you’d be right to worry and think that the bird is sick, this article looks […]
No chicken farmer wants their bird to get sick, especially not from egg peritonitis. If this ailment is not treated in good time, and correctly, it can lead to the death of the bird. If your bird has egg peritonitis and you’re looking to see if there are any natural treatments for this ailment, this […]
All chickens need grit, grit helps chickens digest food. Because a chicken’s mouth doesn’t have teeth, as human mouths do, chickens use what they can to break food down, grit is one thing that helps chickens digest food. There are many grit options out there that are appropriate for chickens, so how about sand? Can […]
Chickens don’t have teeth to chew their food with but they are very good at digesting even the hardest of foods with no issue, the reason behind this is that chickens use grit to break food down. These birds can be fed a variety of stones as grit, but how about sand? Is sand a […]
Grit is an integral part of the chicken diet. If your bird does not get enough grit in its diet, then it won’t be able to digest food properly. With so many grit options available, you may be wondering which is best for your bird, this article looks at giving limestone grit to chickens Limestone […]
Incubating eggs needs patience and attention, you need to make sure that the temperature is just right, you need to make sure that the humidity is just right, and you need to make sure you turn the eggs on a regular basis. But what if you forget to do this? This article looks at the […]
What comes out of a chicken is not the same as what comes in, but, you can usually expect a chicken to only expel waste and eggs. A sudden change in your chicken usually means that the bird is declining in health. If there is clear liquid leaking from your chicken you’d be right to […]
Feeding chickens good healthy foods, making sure that they have regular dust baths, and allowing them to forage for food outside is a good way to raise chickens but it will not necessarily ensure that your bird will live a long healthy life. Chickens can get sick, if there is yellow stuff coming out of […]
