With directives on diagnosing and treating sick or ailing
chickens, as well as general information on how to keep chickens in
peak condition, Chicken Health For Dummies is your go-to
guide on how to best care for and keep chickens.

Inside, you'll get everything you need to know about chicken
health and wellness: an encyclopedia full of common and
not-so-common diseases, injuries, symptoms, and cures that chicken
owners may encounter. Chicken Health For Dummies provides
chicken owners with one handy, all-encompassing resource.

Helps you identify potential hazards and signs of ill health in
your chicken
Shows you how to properly examine chickens to identify and
isolate potential health issues before they spread to the rest of
the flock
An encyclopedia full of common and uncommon diseases, injuries,
symptoms, and cures for chickens

Chicken Health For Dummies joins Raising Chickens For
Dummies and Building Chickens Coops For Dummies to round
out the For Dummies reference library as a must-have resource for
both rural and urban chicken owners.

Autorentext

Julie Gauthier is board certified in veterinary preventive medicine.

Rob Ludlow is the coauthor of Raising Chickens For Dummies and Building Chicken Coops For Dummies. He runs the leading chicken information resource on the web, www.BackYardChickens.com.

Zusammenfassung
Everything you need to care for and keep happy, healthy chickens With directives on diagnosing and treating sick or ailing chickens, as well as general information on how to keep chickens in peak condition, Chicken Health For Dummies is your go-to guide on how to best care for and keep chickens.

Inside, you'll get everything you need to know about chicken health and wellness: an encyclopedia full of common and not-so-common diseases, injuries, symptoms, and cures that chicken owners may encounter. Chicken Health For Dummies provides chicken owners with one handy, all-encompassing resource.

Helps you identify potential hazards and signs of ill health in your chicken
Shows you how to properly examine chickens to identify and isolate potential health issues before they spread to the rest of the flock
An encyclopedia full of common and uncommon diseases, injuries, symptoms, and cures for chickens
Chicken Health For Dummies joins Raising Chickens For Dummies and Building Chickens Coops For Dummies to round out the For Dummies reference library as a must-have resource for both rural and urban chicken owners.

Inhalt

Introduction 1

Part I: The Healthy Chicken 7

Chapter 1: A Picture of Backyard Flock Health 9

Chapter 2: The Anatomy and Body Functions of the Happy, Healthy
Chicken 19

Chapter 3: That's What Chickens Do: Healthy Chicken
Behavior 35

Chapter 4: More Than an Ounce of Prevention: Biosecurity for the
Backyard Flock 47

Chapter 5: Keeping the Flock Clean and Comfortable 63

Chapter 6: Feeding the Flock Well 75

Part II: Recognizing Signs of Chicken Illness 87

Chapter 7: Inspecting the Flock and Examining the Sick Chicken
89

Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Common Illnesses in Adult Chickens
101