Chicken Care | The Chicken Chick®

How to Sex Chickens: Male or Female, Hen or Rooster?
Chicken Coop Litter: Sand, the Litter Superstar
Decrease in Egg Production: Causes & Solutions
How to Help a Sick Chicken
How to Care for an Injured Chicken
Chicken Checkup: DIY Physical Exam
Chicken Health & Poultry Management Contacts by State
Chicken Coop Design Essentials, Details & Luxuries
The Cut & Dry Truth about Diatomaceous Earth DE & Chickens
Reasons Straw Does Not Belong in Chicken Coops
Nesting Material Matters for Backyard Chickens
Droppings Boards, because Poop Happens
Chicken Nest Box Curtains- More than a Fashion Statement
The Broody Breaker- When a Hen’s Mood to Hatch Should be Interrupted
Caring for Broody Hens: Facilitating Egg-hatching
Feeding Chickens at Different Ages
Chicken Surrogacy: Grafting Chicks to Broody Hens
How a Hen Makes an Egg & Egg Oddities.
11+ Tips for Predator-proofing Chickens
Chickens, Predators & The Myth of Supervised Free Range
Integrating New Chickens into the Flock: The Playpen Method
Quarantine of Backyard Chickens: When and How
The Right Way to Hold & Handle a Chicken
What’s the Scoop on Chicken Poop? The digestive system examined.
Poultry Lice and Mites Identification and Treatment
Control & Treatment of Worms in Chickens
DIY Chicken Playpen Tractor
The Shocking Effect of an Oatmeal Breakfast on Chickens
How Altering Feed can Hurt Your Chickens
Chickens & Obesity, The Silent Killer: How to Avoid Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome & Heat Stroke
Making Eggs While She Sleeps: The Importance of Diet in Eggshell Formation
Chicken Treats Guide. Don’t Love Your Pets to Death.
The Truth About Chickens, Pumpkin Seeds & Worms
Handling and Storage of Fresh Eggs from Backyard Chickens
8 Tips for CLEAN EGGS from Backyard Chickens
Facts and Myths about Fertilized Eggs
Surviving Winter with Chickens
Whether to Heat the Chicken Coop in Cold Weather
Caring for Broody Hens in Extreme Cold
Make a Cookie Tin Waterer Heater. Under $10, & 10 minutes!
Frostbite in Backyard Chickens: Causes, Treatment & Prevention
FROZEN EGGS: The Nest Box Cozy & Winter Food Safety Tips
Chicken Sweaters: Just Say No
20+ Winter Boredom Busters for Backyard Chickens!
Foul Weather Dust Bath for Backyard Chickens
Chicken Picking Causes and Solutions
10 Winter Chicken Care Mistakes to Avoid
15+ Tips to Control Rodents Around Chicken Coops
15 Tips to Reduce FLIES Around the Chicken Coop
Protecting Chickens from Killer Black Flies: Buffalo Gnats
How and When to Give a Chicken a Bath
When & How to Trim a Chicken’s Nails & Rooster’s Spurs
Chicken Mating: How Does That Work?
Biosecurity for Backyard Chickens
Landscape Gardening with Chickens
Molting. What is it and How to Help Chickens Get Through It
Supplemental LIGHT in the Chicken Coop: Why & How
Araucana, Ameraucana or Easter Egger (Olive Egger,Rainbow Layer): What’s the difference?
The Complete Chick Care Guide
How Much Heat Do Chicks REALLY Need? Think Like a Mother Hen!
Baby Chick Basics. What you need to know to get started.
Buying Chickens to Start a Laying Flock
How to Build a Better Brooder for Raising Baby Chicks
How Feather Dusters are Dangerous to Chicks
Coccidiosis: What Backyard Chicken Keepers Should Know
The Dangers of Brooder Heat Lamps & a Safe Alternative
Tips for the Care of Crested Chicken Breeds
When to Move Chicks from Brooder to Chicken Coop
When Will a Hen Begin Laying Eggs? Watch for The Submissive Squat
Tips for Choosing Healthy Chicks
Chick Picking Causes, Prevention & Solutions
Pasty Butt in Chicks: Causes,Treatment & Prevention
Spraddle leg & Crooked Toes in Chicks- Causes and Treatments
How to Reform a Bully Chicken
Backyard Chickens & Salmonella: Keep it in Perspective
Naturally Sweeter Coops & Healthier Chickens with Sweet Coop® Zeolite
Tips for Selecting Chicken Breeds-The Breed I Need!
About Aggressive Roosters
Legalizing Backyard Chickens from a Former Chicken Outlaw and Attorney
Coop Training Chickens to Roost & Use Nest Boxes
Egg-Eating Chickens- How to Break the Habit
Grandpa’s Feeders, Save Money on Feed & Protect Chickens from Disease
Chicken First Aid Kit & Sick-Bay. Be prepared.
How to Humanely Euthanize a Chicken by Dr. Mike Petrik, The Chicken Vet
Chicken Anatomy: The Crop, Impacted Crop & Sour Crop
BUMBLEFOOT in Chickens: Causes & treatment. **WARNING: Graphic Photos**
Salpingitis & Lash Eggs in Backyard Chickens: The Pus Coagulegg
Flystrike in Backyard Chickens, Causes, Prevention & Treatment
Scissor beak aka: Crossed beak- What it is and How to Manage It
Chicken Egg Binding. Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention
Prolapse Vent in Chickens: Causes & Treatment. *Graphic Photos**
Fowl Pox Prevention & Treatment
Scaly Leg Mites in Chickens, Identification & Treatment
Repairing a Chicken’s Broken Beak
Pendulous Crop in Backyard Chickens
Beat the Heat: Helping Chickens Survive High Temps
Chicken Heat Stress, Dehydration and Homemade Electrolyte Solution
Virulent Newcastle Disease: The Poultry Grim Reaper
Backyard Chickens & Avian Influenza: What to Do About Bird Flu
5 Common Problems in Baby Chicks with Solutions
When Baby Chicks Need a Pedicure: Manure Balls.
Chickens Don’t Have Teeth and More Fun Digestion Facts!
Hardware Disease in Backyard Chickens
Bee Stings in Backyard Chickens
Things I Wish I Had Known Before Getting Chickens
Chicken Dust Bath: The Ultimate Spa Treatment
Illustrated Glossary of Essential Chicken Terms
Coop Security: Hardware Cloth vs Chicken Wire
The Effects of Mint on Chickens, Flies and Rodents in the Chicken Yard
Say WHAT? A Video Guide to Understanding Chicken Chat
Portable Electric Poultry Netting
Spruce the Coop Herbal Fusion for Chicken Coop Nest Boxes
Chicken Saddles & Chicken Diapers
Fascinating Facts about Eggs with an Egg-Laying VIDEO!
For Strong Eggshells, Size Matters
5 Healthy Treats for Chickens AND 3 Food Myths, Busted!
5 Tips for a Cleaner Coop with Less Effort
Clean Water: The Advantages of Poultry Nipple Waterers
DIY Chicken Feeder for Brooder, Infirmary or Maternity Ward
Chicken Nipple Waterer DIY Instructions- Clean Water is Always a Tap Away
Keeping Brooder Water Clean- The Riser for Baby Chicks
How to Hardcook & Peel Fresh Eggs EASILY
5 Ways to Prepare for Chicken Illness, Injury & End of Life Decisions
Egg Float Test- Indicates Approximate Age, NOT Egg Safety
Wing Clipping: Whether & How to Clip a Chicken’s Wing Feathers
Maximizing Space Available when Adding Chickens to the Flock
10+ Tips for Healthy Chickens
Causes of Lash Eggs & Salpingitis by Annika McKillop DVM, MSpVM, DACPV
Chicken Anatomy: Nictitating Membrane, The Eyes Have it
How Chickens & Honey Bees Are the Same Only Different by Gail Damerow
Automatic Chicken Door Opener: Gail Damerow Reviews the ChickenGuard
The Deep Litter Method of Waste Management in Chicken Coops
Re-purposed Chicken Feed Bags
EGG BLOWING 101 & Egg Decorating instructions
DIY Chicken Coop Flower Box
Frizzle Feathered Chickens, Divas of the Chicken World
Chicken Feather Loss & Cannibalism: Causes & Solutions
5 Conditions Not Worthy of a Death Sentence: The No-Cull Zone
Why Water is Critically Important to Chickens
My PVC Chicken Feeder. DIY instructions!
DIY Poultry Nipple Drinker Stand
Got FLIES? Vanilla Scented Christmas Trees in the Chicken Coop
Rooster Fertility: The Tale of Max & the Scrambled Hatching Eggs
How to Freeze Fresh Eggs
Sprouting Grains for Chickens: Fodder for Thought
Flock Block Substitute Recipe. Healthy Boredom Buster for Chickens
Frozen Scrambled EggPops for Chickens
Cucumber Tetherball: Chicken Boredom Buster
Chicken Math, a Force to be Reckoned With
Nest Box Solution: CHICK TV
You might be a chicken addict if…
Children’s Chicken Library
Chicken Embryo Development, views from the Inside AND Out. *Graphic Photos**
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: The Hatching Eggs
Hatch-along with The Chicken Chick: Part 4: Egg Candling
Hatch-along with The Chicken Chick, Part 5: Be Prepared-Chicks Happen.
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 Day!
Bad Egg in the incubator- a Ticking Time Bomb.
Antibiotics Use Rules Change: What the USDA Veterinary Feed Directive Means for Backyard Chickens
Veterinary Care for Backyard Chickens, a Dialogue that Must Begin
Where Did The Chicken Vet Come From and How did I Get Here?
Answers from The Chicken Vet on Bacterial Infections and Introduction to Dr. Mike Petrik, The Chicken Vet
Answers from The Chicken Vet on WORMING
Answers from The Chicken Vet on VACCINATIONS
Preparing for Chicken Feed Recalls- Safety First
Probiotics, A Natural Choice for Healthy Chickens
Raising Chickens Naturally- The Inside Story from Its Pioneer, Susan Burek
Natural Chicken Keeping: Herbal Mentors
Diatomaceous Earth, DE. The Benefit/Risk Analysis from The Experts
Bators and Broodies: Confessions of a Hatch-a-holic
Hurricane Preparedness for Backyard Chickens.
De-Skunking Solution- Shampoo & Rinse for Skunk Victims
Virtual Tour de Coop
Virtual Poultry Show! A Day at the Northeastern Poultry Congress
The Effect of the Solar Eclipse on Chickens
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
Chicken Tractor
Grandpa’s Feeders: Protect Your Chickens & Wallet!
Merry Christmas from Me & My Peeps to You and Yours!
Farm Fest 2012: Celebrating Our Farming Roots
The Boston Poultry Exposition, November 6, 2011
Which came first…contemplating chicken-keeping.