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Molting…it's getting close to being that time of year ? If you live up north, it might have already started Here where I am in Arizona, not quite yet But you need to be prepared because there's a couple things you might want to go get at the store What is molting?...

What if you have some chickens in your flock that are eating their own eggs? What do you do about that? Why does it happen? It typically happens by accident, usually. For whatever reason they crack an egg when they lay it Or if there's overcrowding two eggs can...

What is being egg bound? ? That is when an egg is stuck and can't come out through the vent the way it's supposed to Usually it gets stuck between the uterus and the vent somewhere When the hen goes to lay an egg, the cloaca seals shut That's where the intestinal...

Sour Crop and Impacted Crop Those are a couple of pretty serious situations for hens ? It's actually a yeast infection ? The crop bacteria gets out of balance and if it turns into a yeast infection… The crop can quit working How can you tell if it's sour crop or...

Bumblefoot… It is a pretty common thing that happens to backyard flocks ? The chickens feet are typically soft and actually really smooth Because they do everything on their feet… ? They jump around a lot, they run everywhere, they jump on each other even when they're...

Why your chickens dust bathe? ? And what is that all about? Well, that is actually their way of staying clean ? So it's a really important activity that they do almost daily You can create places for them to do that I use a big tire for them to dust bathe That's where...

Terms that are in the chicken world Maybe you don't know what they all mean   Frizzle ? What in the world? You might hear about some Frizzle Chickens, and what is that? That really just means curly feathers The breeds that you see frizzles with the most is the...

What are some essential tools that every backyard flock owner needs to have available? A putty knife?… To scrape the poop off the roost bars (and if you use poop boards) when I do my weekly cleaning I use a putty knife I am sure the guys had no idea that a putty knife...