Chickens

Bird Care

When, Why & How to Bathe a Chicken

When, Why and How to Bathe Your Chicken Sometimes a chicken needs to be bathed. Reasons for needing bathing include external parasite infestation, messy eating (especially cross/scissor beak birds that eat mash), after an injury, cleaning up vent gleet, messy bums or for show. Overall chickens tolerate bathing fairly well Read more…

By Julie Madison, 1 yearAugust 8, 2022 ago

Bird Care

Trichomonas (Canker), Sour Crop & Vent Gleet, Part Three

Trichomonas Gallinae (Canker), Sour Crop and Cloacitis (Vent Gleet) Treatment – Part Three Cloacitis aka vent gleet is an inflammation of the cloaca. There are numerous causes of Cloacitis including bacterial infections, fungal infections (candida albicans), pH imbalance, internal parasites, renal impairment or stress. The cloaca is part of your Read more…

By Julie Madison, 1 yearJuly 31, 2022 ago

Bird Care

When, Why & How to Bathe a Chicken

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Trichomonas (Canker), Sour Crop & Vent Gleet, Part Three

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