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Surviving Winter with Chickens
Whether to Heat the Chicken Coop in Cold Weather
Whether to Heat the Chicken Coop in Cold Weather
Chicken Coop Litter: Sand, the Litter Superstar
Make a Cookie Tin Waterer Heater. Under $10, & 10 minutes!
10 Winter Chicken Care Mistakes to Avoid
10 Winter Chicken Care Mistakes to Avoid
Chicken Sweaters: Just Say No
Reasons Straw Does Not Belong in Chicken Coops
Frostbite in Backyard Chickens: Causes, Treatment & Prevention
Caring for Broody Hens in Extreme Cold
FROZEN EGGS: The Nest Box Cozy & Winter Food Safety Tips
20+ Winter Boredom Busters for Backyard Chickens!
11+ Tips for Predator-proofing Chickens
Chicken Coop Design Essentials, Details & Luxuries
Chickens, Predators & The Myth of Supervised Free Range
Foul Weather Dust Bath for Backyard Chickens
Droppings Boards, because Poop Happens
Sprouting Grains for Chickens: Fodder for Thought
Feeding Chickens at Different Ages
Chickens & Obesity, The Silent Killer: How to Avoid Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome & Heat Stroke
Decrease in Egg Production: Causes & Solutions
Facts and Myths about Fertile Eggs
The Complete Chick Care Guide
Portable Electric Poultry Netting
Portable Electric Poultry Netting
How a Hen Makes an Egg & Egg Oddities.
How to Sex Chickens: Male or Female, Hen or Rooster?
How and When to Give a Chicken a Bath
15 Tips to Reduce FLIES Around the Chicken Coop
The Right Way to Hold & Handle a Chicken
8 Tips for CLEAN EGGS from Backyard Chickens
Scaly Leg Mites in Chickens, Identification & Treatment
Pendulous Crop in Backyard Chickens
Flystrike in Backyard Chickens, Causes, Prevention & Treatment
Prolapse Vent in Chickens: Causes & Treatment. *Graphic Photos**
Egg-Eating Chickens- How to Break the Habit
Integrating New Chickens into the Flock: “The Playpen Method”
Quarantine of Backyard Chickens: When and How
How to Humanely Euthanize a Chicken by Dr. Mike Petrik, The Chicken Vet
Making Eggs While She Sleeps: The Importance of Diet in Eggshell Formation
The Broody Breaker- When a Hen’s Mood to Hatch Should be Interrupted
Caring for Broody Hens: Facilitating Egg-hatching
Grafting chicks to a broody hen
Chicken Surrogacy: Grafting Chicks to Broody Hens
Control & Treatment of Worms in Chickens
The Cut & Dry Truth about Diatomaceous Earth DE & Chickens
Chicken Dust Bath: The Ultimate Spa Treatment
Chicken Checkup: DIY Physical Exam
Poultry Lice and Mites Identification and Treatment
How to Help a Sick Chicken
Chicken Health & Poultry Management Contacts by State
How to Care for an Injured Chicken
Chicken First Aid Kit & Sick-Bay. Be prepared.
Chicken Picking Causes and Solutions
Supplemental LIGHT in the Chicken Coop: Why & How
Salpingitis & Lash Eggs in Backyard Chickens: The Pus Coagulegg
Chicken Anatomy: The Crop, Impacted Crop & Sour Crop
Molting. What is it and How to Help Chickens Get Through It
Coccidiosis: What Backyard Chicken Keepers Should Know
Nesting Material Matters for Backyard Chickens
Biosecurity for Backyard Chickens
Scissor beak aka: Crossed beak- What it is and How to Manage It
5 Ways to Prepare for Chicken Illness, Injury & End of Life Decisions
Chicken Nest Box Curtains- More than a Fashion Statement
Buying Chickens to Start a Laying Flock
Tips for Selecting Chicken Breeds-The Breed I Need!
How Altering Feed can Hurt Your Chickens
15+ Tips to Control Rodents Around Chicken Coops
Araucana, Ameraucana or Easter Egger (Olive Egger,Rainbow Layer): What’s the difference?
Coop Training Chickens to Roost & Use Nest Boxes
Salmonella & Backyard Chickens: Keep it in Perspective
Backyard Chickens & Salmonella: Keep it in Perspective
Handling and Storage of Fresh Eggs from Backyard Chickens
Tips for the Care of Crested Chicken Breeds
For Strong Eggshells, Size Matters
The Shocking Effect of an Oatmeal Breakfast on Chickens
The truth about pumpkins, worms and chickens
The Truth About Chickens, Pumpkin Seeds & Worms
Fowl Pox Prevention & Treatment
BUMBLEFOOT in Chickens: Causes & treatment. **WARNING: Graphic Photos**
Repairing a Chicken’s Broken Beak
Chicken Egg Binding. Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention
Naturally Sweeter Coops & Healthier Chickens with Zeolite
Naturally Sweeter Coops & Healthier Chickens with Zeolite
Beat the Heat: Helping Chickens Survive High Temps
Chicken Heat Stress, Dehydration and Homemade Electrolyte Solution
Chicken Mating: How Does That Work?
Causes of Lash Eggs & Salpingitis by Annika McKillop DVM, MSpVM, DACPV
5 Tips for a Cleaner Coop with Less Effort
Say WHAT? A Video Guide to Understanding Chicken Chat
How Much Heat Do Chicks REALLY Need? Think Like a Mother Hen!
How Feather Dusters are Dangerous to Chicks
How Feather Dusters are Dangerous to Chicks
Tips for Choosing Healthy Chicks
When Will a Hen Begin Laying Eggs? Watch for The Submissive Squat
About Aggressive Roosters
Landscape Gardening with Chickens
Things I Wish I Had Known Before Getting Chickens
Chickens Don’t Have Teeth and More Fun Digestion Facts!
What’s the Scoop on Chicken Poop? The digestive system examined.
Chicken Anatomy: Nictitating Membrane, The Eyes Have it
Automatic Chicken Door Opener: Gail Damerow Reviews the ChickenGuard
Automatic Chicken Door Opener: Gail Damerow Reviews the ChickenGuard
When to Move Chicks from Brooder to Chicken Coop
Why Water is Critically Important to Chickens
When & How to Trim a Chicken’s Nails & Rooster’s Spurs
Chicken Saddles & Chicken Diapers
How to Build a Better Brooder for Raising Baby Chicks
10+ Tips for Healthy Chickens
Baby Chick Basics. What you need to know to get started.
Chick Picking Causes, Prevention & Solutions
Bee stings in backyard chicknes
Bee Stings in Backyard Chickens
DIY Chicken Playpen Tractor
Legalizing Backyard Chickens from a Former Chicken Outlaw and Attorney
How to Freeze Fresh Eggs
How to Hardcook & Peel Fresh Eggs EASILY
Illustrated Glossary of Essential Chicken Terms
Egg Float Test- Indicates Approximate Age, NOT Egg Safety
Backyard Chickens & Avian Influenza: What to Do About Bird Flu
Fermented Chicken Feed: Why & How in 3 Easy Steps!
5 Conditions Not Worthy of a Death Sentence: The No-Cull Zone
DIY Chicken Feeder for Brooder, Infirmary or Maternity Ward
Wing Clipping: Whether & How to Clip a Chicken’s Wing Feathers
Spraddle leg & Crooked Toes in Chicks- Causes and Treatments
5 Common Problems in Baby Chicks with Solutions
Pasty Butt in Chicks: Causes,Treatment & Prevention
DIY Poultry Nipple Drinker Stand
DIY Poultry Nipple Drinker Stand
Arguing to Zoning Commission to Legalize Chickens Again, 6/19/15
Fight to Legalize Backyard Chickens
Fighting to Legalize Chickens: Proposed Regulation Commentary, 5/18/15
Argument to zoning commission to legalize chickens
Argument to Zoning to Legalize Chickens 9-20-13
The Effects of Mint on Chickens, Flies and Rodents in the Chicken Yard
Rooster Fertility: The Tale of Max & the Scrambled Hatching Eggs
The Dangers of Brooder Heat Lamps & a Safe Alternative
Spruce the Coop Herbal Fusion for Chicken Coop Nest Boxes
Diatomaceous Earth, DE. The Benefit/Risk Analysis from The Experts
Chicken Treats Guide. Don’t Love Your Pets to Death.
Grandpa’s Feeders, Save Money on Feed & Protect Chickens from Disease
Grandpa’s Feeders: Protect Your Chickens & Wallet!
Maximizing Space Available when Adding Chickens to the Flock
The Deep Litter Method of Waste Management in Chicken Coops
Frizzle Feathered Chickens, Divas of the Chicken World
Veterinary Care for Backyard Chickens, a Dialogue that Must Begin
How Chickens & Honey Bees Are the Same Only Different by Gail Damerow
Fascinating Facts about Eggs with an Egg-Laying VIDEO!
Chicken Feather Loss & Cannibalism: Causes & Solutions
5 Healthy Treats for Chickens AND 3 Food Myths, Busted!
When Baby Chicks Need a Pedicure: Manure Balls.
Hurricane Preparedness for Backyard Chickens.
Hardware Disease in Backyard Chickens
Antibiotics Use Rules Change: What the USDA Veterinary Feed Directive Means for Backyard Chickens
How to Reform a Bully Chicken
Chicken Tractor
Chicken Math, a Force to be Reckoned With
Virtual Tour de Coop
Where Did The Chicken Vet Come From and How did I Get Here?
Coop Security: Hardware Cloth vs Chicken Wire
You might be a chicken addict if…
Clean Water: The Advantages of Poultry Nipple Waterers
Keeping Brooder Water Clean- The Riser for Baby Chicks
Preparing for Chicken Feed Recalls- Safety First
Answers from The Chicken Vet on Bacterial Infections and Introduction to Dr. Mike Petrik, The Chicken Vet
Natural Chicken Keeping: Herbal Mentors
Raising Chickens Naturally- The Inside Story from Its Pioneer, Susan Burek
Flock Block Substitute Recipe. Healthy Boredom Buster for Chickens
Bug Bites: Protein Bars for Molting Chickens
Alfalfa Soufflé Garland Chicken Treats
Children’s Chicken Library
The Effect of the Solar Eclipse on Chickens
Repurposed Chicken Feed Bag Christmas Stockings
Raising Chickens Naturally- GARLIC with Herbalist, Susan Burek
Raising Chickens Naturally: Diatomaceous Earth is No Friend of Nature, by herbalist Susan Burek
The 12 Gifts of Chickens
Alfalfa Cake Protein Treat for Molting Chickens & Boredom Buster!
Nest Box Solution: CHICK TV
De-Skunking Solution- Shampoo & Rinse for Skunk Victims
Probiotics, A Natural Choice for Healthy Chickens
6+ Ways to Make Your Chicken Coop Merry and Bright!
Upcycled Ladder Turned Planter
Re-purposed Chicken Feed Bags
My PVC Chicken Feeder. DIY instructions!
Chicken Nipple Waterer DIY Instructions- Clean Water is Always a Tap Away
Frozen Fruit Smoothie, Helping Chickens Beat the Heat
Frozen Scrambled EggPops for Chickens
Molt Muffins for Chickens During Molting Season
Cucumber Tetherball: Chicken Boredom Buster
Chickens’ Soup, A Healthy Winter Treat for Chickens
Chicken Wire, Lighted Christmas Balls. ‘Tis the Season!
DIY Chicken Coop Flower Box
Organic Lemoncello Enzyme Cleaner for Coops and Homes
Make Raw Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) with the Mother for pennies a gallon
Merry Christmas from Me & My Peeps to You and Yours!
Max & (St)Eve’s Story: A Tale of Two Roosters
Front Page News refusing to bend to unreasonable government demands
Backyard Chickens, Front Page News. Flock Focus Friday 8/22/14
Flock Focus Friday, 7/5/13
Christmas 2012
Flock Focus Friday, 6/28/13
Hatch-along with The Chicken Chick, Part 1: The Addiction
Hatch-along with The Chicken Chick: Part 2, Roosters, Broodies & Incubation Basics
Hatch along with The Chicken Chick, Part 3
Hatch-along with The Chicken Chick, Part 3: The Hatching Eggs
Hatch-along with The Chicken Chick: Part 4: Egg Candling
Hatch along with The Chicken Chick, Part 5
Hatch-along with The Chicken Chick, Part 5: Be Prepared-Chicks Happen.
Hatch-along with The Chicken Chick, Part 6
Hatch-along with The Chicken Chick, Part 6: The Longest Week
Hatch-along with The Chicken Chick, Part 7: Lockdown
Hatch along with The Chicken Chick, Part 8
Hatch-along with The Chicken Chick, Part 8 Hatch Day!
Chicken Embryo Development, views from the Inside AND Out. *Graphic Photos**
Egg Candling with an LED flashlight. Includes embryo development pictures
Bad Egg in the incubator- a Ticking Time Bomb.
My Favorite Photos of Baby Chicks
My Favorite Photos of Baby Chicks
Farm Fest 2012: Celebrating Our Farming Roots
EGG BLOWING 101 & Egg Decorating instructions
Answers from The Chicken Vet on VACCINATIONS
The Chicken Vet addresses Legalizing Chicken-Keeping
Answers from The Chicken Vet on WORMING
Let’s get chickens! Now, what about a coop…?
Which came first…contemplating chicken-keeping.
In Celebration of Spring and Spring Chickens
Autumn Chicks
Goodbye sweet April.
Holy egg, Batman! How’d the hen survive this delivery?
Chicken Embryo Development (**Graphic photos**)
Bators and Broodies: Confessions of a Hatch-a-holic
Bators and Broodies: Confessions of a Hatch-a-holic
Building our Quail Coop
“Buck-Buck the Chicken,” a children’s book, read aloud
The Chicken Chick Celebrates National Poultry Day!
Brinsea EcoGlow 20!
Better Connecticut Television Appearance with My Peeps!
Better Connecticut Television Appearance with My Peeps!
The Chicken Chick, Life Out Here Brand Ambassador for Tractor Supply Company
The Chicken Chick in Poultryville, Part Deux: Reporting from P.Allen Smith’s Poultry Workshop
The Chicken Chick in Poultryville: My Invitation to Report from P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home!
Reality TV: Behind the Scenes with Coop Dreams
Hugely Exciting News! The Chicken Health Handbook, 2nd Edition!
Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks by Gail Damerow, Book Review
Virtual Poultry Show! A Day at the Northeastern Poultry Congress
The Boston Poultry Exposition, November 6, 2011
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