All chicken keepers find egg shapes that appear funny. Maybe a better term would be odd. Egg shapes can be clues to something deeper going on in the hen's body. These deeper issues can be passing, and not really a problem. Or, in some cases, the odd egg shapes can be warning signs that we should examine. What should you do when you find Odd Egg Shapes in the nest box? In almost every case of funny egg shapes age, illness, stress, and diet can be the culprit. Managing the hen's … [Read more...]
Essential Oils for Chicken Care
How to Start Taking Care of Your Flock Naturally Did you know that chickens breath differently than mammals? They do not have a diaphragm like mammals, and use the rib cage and breast bone to move the air in and out of the body. In addition, the lungs rely on air sacs to distribute the oxygen to the avian body. Some of the air sacs are also connected to the bones, which makes it really easy to inhale toxic levels of bad air in a short time. The physiology of chickens and how the air flows … [Read more...]
