by admin | Jul 8, 2019 | Chickens, Incubating, Hatching & Brooding, Poultry, Poultry Health & Wellness
How to Revive A Weak Chick How To Revive A Weak Chick Don’t let their pint-size fool you! Day-old chicks are shipped on a weekly basis with great success. Chicks ingest the yolk as the last part of their hatching process. This keeps them full and satisfied during... 
by admin | Jun 17, 2019 | Poultry Health & Wellness
Dealing With Chicken Flock Illness This post is written for Meyer Hatchery by our guest blogger: I’m Hannah of Muddy Oak Hen House sharing my story on illness hitting the backyard flock. I have had the displeasure of learning the hard way and was forced to... 
by Jen Kibler | May 27, 2019 | Coops, Runs, and Outdoor Spaces, Homestead, Poultry Health & Wellness
Uses for Diatomaceous Earth On The Homestead Diatomaceous Earth (DE) is a fine powder made of the fossil remains of diatoms which are single-celled algae with a cell wall made of silica. That’s the long way of saying, DE is a must have on your homestead! Diatomaceous... 
by Marie - Rusty Plow Farms | Feb 11, 2019 | Poultry Health & Wellness
What Is Marek’s Disease? Marek’s disease is a type of avian cancer caused by a virus. It primarily affects chickens between the ages of 4 – 20 weeks. It can rarely affect turkeys. It is not zoonotic, which means it cannot be transmitted to humans. Marek’s... 
by Marie - Rusty Plow Farms | Jan 30, 2019 | Poultry Health & Wellness
Biosecurity For Your Backyard Flock In recent news, southern California is dealing with an outbreak of a highly virulent strain of Newcastle disease. This outbreak means that many backyard flock owners must have their flocks humanely euthanized for the protection of... 
by Marie - Rusty Plow Farms | Jan 7, 2019 | Poultry Health & Wellness
Crooked Toes In Chickens: Causes and Treatment Crooked or bent toes in chicks can be an unsightly condition, but in the majority of cases, having bent toes does not affect the chicken’s ability to live a completely normal life. Crooked or bent toes (bending sideways)...