Lillith37
Specially interested in chickens
Hi everyone,
I wrote a case study article about health monitoring for chickens.
I put it in the "injuries/diseases" section but in hindsight I should have put it under "maintaining a healthy flock".
Anyway I thought I'd link it here in case anyone wants to read it and learn more about my process for health monitoring. I'm very passionate about identifying and addressing issues early, and so thought I would detail my most recent experience where something was amiss. Prevention is worth a pound of cure and all that, and also I just feel like knowing what's "normal" for your birds can go a long way to reducing stress and uncertainty -- which can be a big part of chicken keeping especially for beginners.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/health-monitoring-case-study.79272/
This article comes off the back of another one I did about reproductive health.
I'm thinking about writing another one about how to do a proper comprehensive health check for a chicken. I'm talking face/eyes/ears/nose/mouth/feathers/skin/body condition/legs/feet/nails/parasites -- the whole works. As well as discussing body condition against weight. I do one of these comprehensive checks for each member of my flock weekly, as well as weigh them weekly, and can attest to this practice (as well as just watching/observing my flock and being poop-obsessed) to being a central key to my chicken's health and wellbeing. I could also possibly do it in video format but it would be hard to get all the angles right. Maybe I could just take pictures and then write paragraphs explaining in more detail what to do and what to look for...
Would anyone be interested in something like that? This sort of thing is geared towards anyone who has the time, energy and inclination to optimise their flock's health.
I wrote a case study article about health monitoring for chickens.
I put it in the "injuries/diseases" section but in hindsight I should have put it under "maintaining a healthy flock".
Anyway I thought I'd link it here in case anyone wants to read it and learn more about my process for health monitoring. I'm very passionate about identifying and addressing issues early, and so thought I would detail my most recent experience where something was amiss. Prevention is worth a pound of cure and all that, and also I just feel like knowing what's "normal" for your birds can go a long way to reducing stress and uncertainty -- which can be a big part of chicken keeping especially for beginners.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/health-monitoring-case-study.79272/
This article comes off the back of another one I did about reproductive health.
I'm thinking about writing another one about how to do a proper comprehensive health check for a chicken. I'm talking face/eyes/ears/nose/mouth/feathers/skin/body condition/legs/feet/nails/parasites -- the whole works. As well as discussing body condition against weight. I do one of these comprehensive checks for each member of my flock weekly, as well as weigh them weekly, and can attest to this practice (as well as just watching/observing my flock and being poop-obsessed) to being a central key to my chicken's health and wellbeing. I could also possibly do it in video format but it would be hard to get all the angles right. Maybe I could just take pictures and then write paragraphs explaining in more detail what to do and what to look for...
Would anyone be interested in something like that? This sort of thing is geared towards anyone who has the time, energy and inclination to optimise their flock's health.