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Maintaining A Healthy Flock
The Egg song, it’s not about the egg; it’s an escort call.
Shadrach
Sep 23, 2018
6 min read
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In the normal course of events, free-range chickens move around their territory as a group. The focal point of these groups is the senior rooster...
Maintaining A Healthy Flock
Nest Boxes; why do we make a sitting hens job so difficult?
Shadrach
Sep 25, 2018
11 min read
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Hens have been laying eggs, sitting on them and and hatching them for centuries without human interference. Considering their ancestors the jungle...
Maintaining A Healthy Flock
Pecking! Not all pecks are equal.
Shadrach
Jun 2, 2019
7 min read
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Pecking; not all pecks are equal. A chicken’s beak is extremely sensitive. It is packed with tiny receptors that scientists believe provide the...
Maintaining A Healthy Flock
Understanding Your Rooster.
Shadrach
Jun 6, 2019
37 min read
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The reader needs to be aware that these observations and conclusions are taken from a particular chicken keeping arrangement which was conceived...
Maintaining A Healthy Flock
Why Chickens Bath In Dust And Not In Water.
Shadrach
Oct 10, 2018
10 min read
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As humans became ‘civilized’ and water and cleansing agents became widely available, bathing in water became more commonplace and to some extent...
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Getting Chickens Out Of Trees.....and into their coops.
Shadrach
Feb 6, 2020
10 min read
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This is a picture of a chicken up a tree. She looks very at home up there. Makes a lovely picture. Shame about the photographer not getting the...
Maintaining A Healthy Flock
The Chicken Keepers Health Armoury.
Shadrach
Aug 14, 2019
4 min read
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There are various threads on what you should have as essential items to care for your flock. This list is what I've found essential. The bulk of...
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Shadrach’s Multi Coops
Shadrach
Sep 7, 2018
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Scientists believe the modern chickens ancestors are jungle fowl. The jungle fowl live in small groups, roost in trees, and nest on the ground...
Maintaining A Healthy Flock
Straw Itch Mite.
Shadrach
Mar 7, 2020
5 min read
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Most chicken keepers at some point have to deal with a mite infestation, be it on the bird, or in the coop. There are many types of mites, some...
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Flubendazole Worming Dosages.
Shadrach
Jun 18, 2019
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Flubendazole, is a broad-spectrum anthelmintic that will kill all gastrointestinal worm species that commonly occur in poultry. It is effective...
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A Change In Diet from dry to fermented, facts, myths and experience.
Shadrach
Oct 2, 2018
16 min read
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This article is about my foray into the world of fermented feed for chickens. It’s written tongue in cheek and is not meant to be a definitive...
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Some Chicken Photographs
Shadrach
Oct 21, 2018
1 min read
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Major. Mel and Treacle after a hawk attack. Mini Minx and chicks. Fat Bird on the computer, my late email reply excuse. Cillin Ruffles...
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Shadrach's must read articles.
Shadrach
Oct 4, 2018
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Nov 26, 2018
2 min read
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There seems to be no provision for bookmarking content on the profile page, so these are the articles that I have read and liked. This page will...
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Treating wounds and injuries with Stockholm Hoof Tar
Shadrach
Sep 28, 2018
7 min read
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Tar and particular types of clay have been used in the treatment of wounds for many years. In the days of wooden sailing ships during a sea...
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Injuries And Sickness Pictures.(Under construction)
Shadrach
Aug 11, 2019
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Graphic Pictures. Below are a lot of pictures of sick chickens and injuries. Each subject will have a link to a thread or story where appropriate...
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