Tag: Chicken

Some of the signs for avian influenza include eating less, coughing, sneezing, nasal discharge, reduced egg production, lack of energy, swelling around the face, purple discoloration around the face, lack of coordination, diarrhea, muscle tremors, drooping wings, twisting of the head and neck, and inability to move. How do you treat flu in chickens? Treatment […]

This is called the germinal disk. If the egg were fertilized, it would have genetic information from the mother hen and from the rooster’s sperm, but it wouldn’t actually be rooster sperm. Anyway, most chicken eggs are unfertilized. Some people wonder why chickens keep laying eggs that aren’t fertilized. Where is the sperm in a […]

Probably not. Ethical considerations preclude definitive research on the subject, but it’s safe to say that human DNA has become so different from that of other animals that interbreeding would likely be impossible. Can you fertilize chicken egg with human sperm? Even though chickens and humans do not have the same number of chromosomes, the […]

Home remedy: Put two tablespoons of Epsom salts into a washing up bowl half full of comfortably hot water. Sit your hen into the water and allow her to soak her bottom for a good 10 minutes – she will probably enjoy this and may start to nod off! Take her out and pat the […]

A chickens urine is the white crystals you see on the outside of the poop. Below: The white crystals you see in the picture are a chickens pee. A chickens kidneys process and concentrate the urea into a whitish solid, rather than process it into a solution of urine. Do chickens pee and poop at […]

Mites can be grey, dark brown or reddish in color and can often be seen along feather shafts and underneath roosts after dark. Red roost mites are active at night when they venture out to leech blood from chickens. With its moist, rich blood supply, the vent area is a favorite feeding ground of mites. […]

Almost all chickens have external parasites and lice are the most common. Your birds can live with a few lice crawling on the skin under their feathers. How do I make sure my chickens don’t get lice? Dust Baths Are a Must With this in mind, be sure to give your chickens a dust bath […]

the human age of a 5-month-old chicken is 12 years; from 7 months to 2 years, every 1 chicken month is about 1 human year; a 3-year-old chicken is roughly 33 years old in human years; each subsequent chicken year equals 10 human years. Can a chicken live for 7 years? Chicken lifespans vary widely, […]

You can certainly eat her and she will be delicious, but preparation matters. This is not the bird to use for fried chicken or grilled chicken breasts. If you try to cookto cookA cuisine is a style of cooking characterized by distinctive ingredients, techniques and dishes, and usually associated with a specific culture or geographic […]

After the aging process, place the bird in a large stock pot and cover it with water. Season if you like (I tossed in some salt, pepper, rosemary, parsley, and an onion for good measure) and cover. Simmer for 6-12 hours. Remove the bird from the pot and allow it to cool so you can […]

If you suspect that your chicken is spoiled, do not eat it. It’s always best to discard chicken that you suspect has gone bad. Eating spoiled chicken can cause food poisoning, even if it’s cooked thoroughly. Can I eat a 2 year old chicken? There really is no such thing as a bird that is […]

Chickens can become infected and spread CRD through direct contact with infected or carrier birds, contact with contaminated equipment, or from hen to chick. It can be diagnosed by submitting samples for testing. Treatment is with antibiotics although it is not curative and only treats clinical signs. How do you prevent chickens from getting infected? […]

Egg production can be affected by such factors as feed consumption (quality and quantity), water intake, intensity and duration of light received, parasite infestation, disease, and numerous management and environmental factors. What factors affect chicken egg production? Egg production can be affected by such factors as feed consumption (quality and quantity),water intake, intensity and duration […]

Avian chlamydiosis (AC) is a disease of birds caused by the bacteria Chlamydia psittaci. AC is common in wild, caged and aviary birds. All birds can be infected by AC, but pet birds, especially parrots (e.g. budgies, lorikeets and cockatiels) most commonly pass infection to humans. Can you get Chlamydia from a bird? Psittacosis is […]

Factors that might contribute to piling include unevenly distributed barn light, temperature differences, sudden mass movement and attraction – as in, one hen pecks at something and raises the curiosity of the others. Why do chickens pile? Piling occurs when baby chicks clump together for safety. For example, if it’s cold or dark, then the […]

A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study found that more than 99 percent of broiler chicken carcasses sold in stores had detectable levels of E. coli, indicating fecal contamination. That means you are almost guaranteed to be swallowing actual POOP every time you chomp down on a dead chicken. Is chicken the dirtiest animal? Historically, […]

In henhouses, a sound preventative strategy is to affix cardboard slats to the four corners so that chickens won’t congregate in a narrow spot. Poking holes in these slats beforehand could prevent a pullet or cockerel from suffocating should it somehow manage to maneuver behind the cardboard. Why do hens smother? The authors considered smothering […]

We say a hen has “gone broody” when something in her biological clock kicks in and she starts sitting on a nest of eggs. It usually happens in the spring or early summertime but I’ve had hens suddenly go broody in September. The most obvious sign of broody hen behavior is she won’t get off […]

Some chicken keepers have experienced their chickens pilling on top of each other on the coop floor or inside a nest box. This behaviour is a little more unusual but it can happen in situations where the chickens are cold or because their young and inexperienced. Why do my chickens lay on top of each […]

Viral Diseases Avian Encephalomyelitis. Avian encephalomyelitis (AE) is seen in chickens, turkeys, pheasants, and quail. Fowlpox. Fowlpox virus causes crusty and nodular lesions primarily on the unfeathered portions of the bird. Infectious Bronchitis. Newcastle Disease. What are the most common diseases for chickens? Here are six of the most common health issues chickens face: Fowl […]