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Coccidiosis How To Treat It - BackYard Chickens Coccidiosis How To Treat It Picture by animallover1654 What is Coccidiosis? Coccidia are a microscopic parasitic organism that infect poultry when ingested by the chicken The parasites found in the ground or bird feces attaches
Cold Weather Poultry Housing and Care - BackYard Chickens Part 3: poultry and breed selection I will only cover poultry types that I have personally overwintered Chickens: In General: TINY COMBS AND WATTLES! It makes a huge difference There are some temperatures, some climates, where no matter how good your care, those big combs and wattles will freeze! The best combs for cold climates are pea and
Eliminating Lice (or Mites) on Chickens Using Permethrin A brief guide to eliminating parasites using permethrin The article gives very limited information on how to address an infestation with lice or mites Many alternatives for permethrin are not mentioned There has been extensive research by experts into remedies against lice and mites * Permethrin is forbidden to use on poultry in the Netherlands , Belgium and some other countries in the
Poultry Ticks | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens Welcome to the wonderful world of Poultry Ticks (Argas persicus and A sanchezi) (under construction--let the itching commence) In the first year of raising chickens here in Arizona, I discovered that my coop was infested with poultry ticks
TREATING SCALY LEG MITES (SLM) - BackYard Chickens My Crevecoeur hens' feet infected severely with SLM - What are Scaly Leg Mites? Scaly leg mites are a type of external parasite that can cause discomfort and pain to your chickens or other poultry by burrowing under the scales on their legs and feet This causes the scales to become crusty and lift instead of staying flat and smooth The mites dig tiny tunnels under the skin and eat tissue
Bird Flu: What You Need To Know - BackYard Chickens What is bird flu (or avian influenza)? Wild birds, captive birds, and domestic poultry (backyard poultry includes chickens, geese, ducks, quail, turkeys, pheasants, guinea fowl, and more) are all affected by bird flu, also known as HPAI H5 There are two kinds of avian influenza: high pathogenicity (HPAI) and low pathogenicity (LPAI)
California Breeders Hatcheries - BackYard Chickens For those of us in California, finding breeders and hatcheries can be more of a challenge, as the most popular breeders and hatcheries are typically located across
The Beginners Guide to Incubation - BackYard Chickens The Beginner's Guide to Incubation This guide is intended to help people new to incubation learn how to properly incubate and hatch eggs It will walk you through how to incubate and hatch most common types of poultry, such as chickens, ducks