Backyard poultry and small-scale livestock agriculture are a growing trend in the U.S., even in large cities such as Seattle, Portland, Denver and San Francisco. Residents raising backyard poultry and livestock do so for a variety of reasons such...
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Marek’s disease is one of the most widespread poultry diseases in the world. It is a highly contagious viral disease caused by a herpes virus called Alphaherpesvirinae.
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Episode 1196. Today, poultry nutritionist Dr. Curran Gehring, Ph.D., will be teaching us all about nutrition for baby chicks. Backyard Poultry with the Chicken Whisperer®, brought to you by Tucker Milling, LLC., is a nationally broadcast web radio show...
Farm supply stores are full of cute chicks in the spring, and the sight of the fluffy baby birds, combined with future dreams of fresh eggs, prompts many people to impulsively start a backyard flock.
Jessica Wells, poultry specialist with...
You can help minimize the spread of Avian Influenza. By properly following these tips, such as placing hand-sanitizers at all entrances of buildings, you can help keep yourself and your chicken population healthy.
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Serious disease outbreaks are recognized as one of the poultry industry’s greatest vulnerabilities because they have the potential to impact not only small backyard flocks, but also the multi-billion dollar commercial poultry industry and even the entire U.S. economy...
Anyone who keeps outdoor birds in Wales and England will now have to register them as part of efforts to prevent fresh outbreaks of bird flu.
Birds kept indoors are not affected, but anyone with chickens, fowl or pigeons living...
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A growing number of small producers are rais-ing poultry outdoors on pasture, processing the birds on-farm, and selling the meat directly to customers at the farm or at a farmers’ market. Many states allow up to...
Written by: Dr. Jacquie Jacob, University of Kentucky
NOTE: Coccidiostats (anticoccidial medications) are not allowed in organic poultry production.
Coccidiosis is a common disease of poultry caused by protozoan-type parasites (coccidia). These parasites live and multiply in the intestinal tract and cause...
My neighbour, an absolute treasure of a human being who kept us supplied with ice during our week-long derecho power outage so that we could keep my son’s prescription medication cold, is what I would call a tinkerer. He...