Healthy Hen Anatomy An important part of raising chickens is by checking over your chickens periodically to double check their Healthy Hen Anatomy and make sure that everything is normal. By understanding the symptoms of things that go awry, you can be in a better...
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 their journey to their new...
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...
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...
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...
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...
