Chicken health

Keep a healthy flock by learning how to beat coccidiosis. Coccidiosis in chickens is deadly, though a preventative plan and a treatment will save your birds.

Let's take a look at some of the common backyard chicken illnesses and ailments, and also, how to treat them effectively.

What to do with a chicken that is sick? Check out these tips from a chicken vet for caring for sick chickens in your backyard flock.

Chickens are vulnerable to all kinds of parasitic worms, and they cause many health problems. But it is possible to naturally and safely deworm chickens yourself. Learn more here.

If you’re adding a few chickens to your homestead soon, you’re not alone. Millions of people all over the country, whether they’re in rural towns or have backyard homesteads in urban areas are discovering the joys a flock of chickens. Among the many tasks you’ll take on with a flock of your own is feeding ... Read more

Chickens are really hardy animals, but if you have one that gets hurt you'll want to have some first aid supplies nearby to help her. Here's a handy checklist you can use to build your own first aid kit for chickens.

Chicken lice and mites can be detrimental to your chickens overall health. But with these super easy tips you can identify chicken lice and chicken mites and learn how to easily treat them.

Looking to cut down on feed expenses or giving your chickens more of what they need. This is a guide for sustainable practices for prepping and making your own chicken feed to meet their nutritional requirements.

This is an article about diatomaceous earth. You will learn what it is and why it's used for chickens health.

Chickens suffering in the hot weather? These brilliant tips can help keep chickens cool in the summer in the heat! From treats to give them to help them stay cool to other things to do to help them combat oppressive heat. Find 10 awesome tips for the best ways to keep your backyard chickens comfortable this summer.