Chicken Health For Dummies

Julie Gauthier, DVM, Robert T. Ludlow (Owner, BackYardChickens.com)

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For Dummies
18 January 2013

Poultry farming; Farm & working animals

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.

By: Julie Gauthier DVM, Robert T. Ludlow (Owner, BackYardChickens.com)
Imprint: For Dummies
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9781118444276
ISBN 10: 1118444272
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 18 January 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 Chapter 9: Sizing Up Sick Chicks 123 Chapter 10: Sleuthing Subtle Signs of Illness and Mysterious Sudden Death 133 Part III: A Close-Up Examination of Chicken Woes and Diseases 145 Chapter 11: Accidents of Flock Management 147 Chapter 12: My Chicken Has What? Diseases Caused by Bacteria and Viruses 165 Chapter 13: Exterminating Chicken Parasites and Other Creepy-Crawlies 181 Chapter 14: Identifying Miscellaneous and Mystery Chicken Diseases 197 Part IV: Your Chicken Repair Manual (and Advice for When to Close the Book) 207 Chapter 15: Making a Diagnosis: Getting Advice or Going It Alone 209 Chapter 16: Medicating and Vaccinating Chickens 225 Chapter 17: Performing Chicken Maintenance and First-Aid Procedures 243 Chapter 18: Euthanizing a Chicken and Disposing of the Remains 261 Part V: The Chicken/Human Interface 273 Chapter 19: Can You Get That from a Chicken? 275 Chapter 20: Food Safety and Quality of Homegrown Eggs and Meat 283 Part VI: The Part of Tens 293 Chapter 21: Answers to Ten Common Questions about Chicken Health 295 Chapter 22: Ten Common Misconceptions about Chicken Health and Treatments 301 Appendix: Chicken Health Formulary 305 Index 311

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.

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Chicken Health For Dummies

Julie Gauthier, DVM, Robert T. Ludlow (Owner, BackYardChickens.com)

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