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tapeworm in chickens

The Tail of the Tapeworm

Tapeworms are intestinal parasites that rob chickens of vital nutrients and can damage the gut lining. Backyard and free-range flocks are particularly at risk because most poultry tapeworms depend on...

The Tail of the Tapeworm

Tapeworms are intestinal parasites that rob chickens of vital nutrients and can damage the gut lining. Backyard and free-range flocks are particularly at risk because most poultry tapeworms depend on...

Understanding Coccidiosis in Poultry

Understanding Coccidiosis in Poultry

Coccidiosis is one of the most common health problems chicken keepers will come across. The important thing to know is that coccidiosis is everywhere, it lives in the soil and...

Understanding Coccidiosis in Poultry

Coccidiosis is one of the most common health problems chicken keepers will come across. The important thing to know is that coccidiosis is everywhere, it lives in the soil and...

toolbox for redmites

The Red Mite Tool Box

Red mites (Dermanyssus gallinae) are a common problem for backyard flocks. These tiny blood-sucking parasites cause stress, anaemia, feather damage, poor egg laying, and make birds more vulnerable to illness....

The Red Mite Tool Box

Red mites (Dermanyssus gallinae) are a common problem for backyard flocks. These tiny blood-sucking parasites cause stress, anaemia, feather damage, poor egg laying, and make birds more vulnerable to illness....

pigeon with canker natural remedies

Natural Approaches to Canker Management in Birds

Canker (avian trichomoniasis) is a serious protozoan disease that causes obstructive lesions in birds, especially pigeons and doves. While drugs remain the mainstay of treatment, rising resistance and residue concerns...

Natural Approaches to Canker Management in Birds

Canker (avian trichomoniasis) is a serious protozoan disease that causes obstructive lesions in birds, especially pigeons and doves. While drugs remain the mainstay of treatment, rising resistance and residue concerns...

DE and Red mites

What the DE?! A Review of Current Literature on...

If you’ve dealt with poultry red mites (Dermanyssus gallinae), you know how persistent and frustrating they can be. These blood-sucking pests hide in the cracks and crevices of coops and feed...

What the DE?! A Review of Current Literature on...

If you’ve dealt with poultry red mites (Dermanyssus gallinae), you know how persistent and frustrating they can be. These blood-sucking pests hide in the cracks and crevices of coops and feed...

The Inner Life of a Chicken

The Inner Life of a Chicken

Have you ever felt judged? Not by a fellow human being, nor by the silent disapproval of a neighbour across the fence, but by a creature draped in feathers… watching...

The Inner Life of a Chicken

Have you ever felt judged? Not by a fellow human being, nor by the silent disapproval of a neighbour across the fence, but by a creature draped in feathers… watching...