Affectionately known internationally as The Chicken Chick®, Kathy Shea Mormino shares a fun-loving, informative style to raising backyard chickens. … Read on

This article covers things you never wanted to know about rooster reproductive anatomy and chicken mating, including up-close and personal photos. Soon you will be well equipped to impress friends …

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

Bumblefoot is infection in a chicken’s foot characterized by swelling, sometimes redness, often a characteristic black or brown scab on the bottom of the foot. Left untreated, serious cases of bumble …

They should be appropriate for the vast majority of people who raise chickens on a small scale. I will describe them in gory detail, and will tell you how they work and why they are humane.

Chickens molt in a predictable order beginning at the head and neck, proceeding down the back, breast, wings and tail. While molting occurs at fairly regular intervals for each chicken, it can occur at any …

I read everything I could get my hands on before my first chicks arrived, only to learn ultimately that caring for baby chicks is not complicated after all. All chicks need to thrive is a caring chicken keeper …

Chickens learn picking behavior from each other, so ending unwanted picking as soon as it begins is critical to avoiding a bloody epidemic. Once the cause of the stress is determined, it’s usually fairly …

Chickens are drawn to the sight of blood and one small skin wound can quickly become life-threatening injuries inflicted by many chickens. By nature, chickens are cannibalistic- they can and will kill …

The entire pet chicken experience is immeasurably more enjoyable when knowing what to expect. This chick care guide will help you keep your chicks healthier and happier and keep your family safe while …