by McMurray Staff | Oct 13, 2021 | Chickens, Gail Damerow, Poultry Health
As prey animals, chickens avoid any appearance of vulnerability by attempting to hide signs of illness. Continuing our interview series with poultry expert and best-selling author, Gail Damerow, we ask her how to tell when a chicken is sick. So, how can you tell when...
by McMurray Staff | Apr 30, 2021 | Baby Chicks, Chickens, Gail Damerow, Poultry Health, Raising Chickens
Coccidiosis is the most common disease in baby chicks and turkey poults, and also the most common cause of death. Continuing our interview series with poultry expert and best-selling author, Gail Damerow, we ask her what causes coccidiosis and what can be done about...
by McMurray Staff | Mar 15, 2021 | Chickens, Gail Damerow, Guest Articles, Poultry Health
Snuggling down on a nest of eggs until they hatch is a hen’s way of making more chickens. A hen that has decided to become a mother is called a broody hen. Continuing our interview series with poultry expert and best-selling author, Gail Damerow, we ask her about...
by McMurray Staff | Jul 8, 2015 | Chickens, Poultry Health, Raising Chickens
Sometimes you may be getting fewer eggs than you expect, even when your hens are laying well. This can happen if they develop the bad habit of eating their own eggs. Egg eating can start by accident, sort of. Maybe a hen stepped on an egg and punctured the shell. Or...
by McMurray Staff | Feb 3, 2014 | Chickens, Guest Articles, Poultry Health
Marek’s disease (MD) is a highly contagious disease of chickens characterized by a) varying degrees of paralysis of wings and legs and/or b) development of lymphoid tumors. Marek’s disease is found in broiler chickens raised for meat and in laying hens maintained for...
by McMurray Staff | Dec 9, 2013 | Guest Articles, Poultry Health
Pullorum Disease, Poultry, and the NPIP Darrell W. Trampel, D.V.M., PhD. Iowa State University December 2, 2013 Development of purebred chickens can be traced back to 1875 when the American Poultry Association (APA) published a book entitled “Standards of...
