Tag: Chicken

If the chicken is not eating independently, they can be fed by spoon, dropper, syringe or tube fed a liquid diet. Layer feed can be can be crushed with warm water or warm milk to make a soupy mash, which a sick chicken may find enticing when little else does. How can I bring my […]

Alektorophobia is an intense fear of chickens, roosters or hens. It’s a type of specific phobia. People with alektorophobia often recognize that the intense fear isn’t proportional to the real threat of chickens. Whats a fear of chickens called? Alektorophobia is the specific term for phobia to hen/chickens. What is the fear of roosters called? […]

Alektorophobia is a rare condition characterized by an intense fear of chickens. The word comes from the Greek words “alektor,” which means rooster, and “phobos,” which means fear. It’s considered a specific phobia. Can chickens have anxiety? Stress in chickens can happen as well as humans. Our hens are just like us and from time […]

Chickens die all the time. Usually we can easily determine the cause: injury, illness, exposure, being eggbound, predation, old age. There’s never a good reason for the death of one of our birds but, being curious and analytical, we like to know why. Why would a healthy chicken suddenly die? Causes of sudden death in […]

You may find this happens in about 2% of your broiler chickens, as that is the typical incidence rate. If your bird exhibits any of the symptoms of sudden chicken death syndrome, it is unlikely that you will be able to do anything for them. What would cause a chicken to die suddenly? Causes of […]

How to Stop a Chicken From Dying? Chickens Need a Clean Environment Protected From the Elements. Keep an Eye on Your Chickens. Provide Clean Food and Water Throughout the Day. Avoid Foods That Could Be Lethal to Chickens. Boost Chickens Immune System by Giving Supplements. How can I save my chicken from dying? Provide water […]

The photo shows typical hearts, with one cut in half to view the inside. The large one to the left was 1-1/2 inches long. On average, they weigh about 60 to the pound (0.27 ounces each). Are chicken hearts small? Chicken hearts are small and delicate, and they’re ready fast, making them ideal for a […]

A normal chicken has a resting heart rate of 200 – 300 bpm. Do chickens hearts beat faster than humans? The average body temperature of a chicken is 41-45 degrees C, compared to a human’s average body temperature of 37 degrees C. The pulse rate of a chicken can reach as high as 400 beats/min. […]

Chickens react to horrible experiences the way many other animals do: They can sink into a depression and show signs of fear and distress for a long time afterward. How do you treat traumatized chicken? Adding a vitamin/electrolyte supplement into the drinking water for a day or two can help with any shock from the […]

Stress is the most likely trigger of cardiac arrhythmias in broilers, which predisposes the bird to death from ventricular fibrillation. The prevalence in a rapidly growing healthy broiler flock is typically 0.5%–4%. Are heart attacks common in chickens? Abstract. Modern strains of fast-growing meat type poultry are highly susceptible to heart failure. Heart-related mortalities are […]

Like the human heart, the chicken heart has four chambers – a right atrium and ventricle which receives deoxygenated blood from the body and sends it to the lungs and a left atrium and ventricle which receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and sends it to the body. Birds have a much higher metabolic rate […]

Hens may live in backyard flocks for 6-8 years, and most flocks will produce eggs for 3-4 years. The level of egg production, egg size, and shell quality decrease each year. Most commercial layers are kept for 2-3 years as their egg production decreases after this time. What happens to chickens when they stop laying […]

Serious pecking is often a sign of high stress, boredom, sickness or overcrowding. Although there will always be a natural pecking order in your flock, there are ways to prevent your birds from seriously hurting each other. One thing’s for sure – DO NOT debeak your chickens. Why does my chicken keep biting me? Defense […]

In the nest, unhatched chicks make clicking sounds to synchronize development and hatching. When a broody hen hatches chicks she makes quiet, low rumbles, which may help chicks to identify her after they hatch. These communications keep chicks together with the parent that will protect and care for them. Why is my chicken making weird […]

If your chicken suddenly lunges at you and attacks, you can be pretty sure that you have an angry bird, but aggression isn’t always this obvious. A bird will often puff up their feathers and strut about in a threat display when they see a potential threat, as a way of warding it off. How […]

How Long Do 5 Gallons of Water Last for Chickens? If a chicken drinks on average a pint a day, then 5 gallons of water will last 10 chickens 1-2 summer days, or perhaps 2-5 winter days. How long does a 5 gallon bucket of water last for chickens? Chickens need to drink about a […]

Moisture created from respiration and droppings dampen the surface of straw, which fosters the growth of molds, fungi and bacteria that cause respiratory illness and diseases such as Aspergillosis in chickens. Not only does straw not perform well to keep a coop dry, it actually complicates waste management. Is hay or straw better for a […]

Trap Sun Heat With Windows The key to this is to keep the heat in the coop. Stone and concrete floors will absorb the heat then slowly release it throughout the day. If you have a wood floor, you can use the Deep Litter Method since compost will also hold onto the warmth of sunlight. […]

BEST OVERALL: Harris Farms Double Wall Poultry Drinker. RUNNER UP: RentACoop 2 Gallon Chicken Waterer. BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK: Harris Farms Plastic Poultry Drinker. BEST FOR SMALL FLOCKS: Little Giant 1 Gallon Complete Plastic Poultry Fount. BEST FOR LARGER FLOCKS: Harris Farms Poultry Drinker 6.25 Gallon. What is the best automatic chicken waterer? The […]

If you use waterers such as a PVC pipe with a row of nipples, consider heated pipe tape. A bucket heater will not be able to keep the water in the pipe from freezing, but would probably be a good addition. Will ping pong balls keep water from freezing? Nope. Keeping unfrozen drinking water available […]