Help! my hens have lice, what should I do?
If you are currently raising hens or are thinking about doing so in the near future, among the most important …
Chicken Health
Our free Dine a Chook Chicken Health articles help backyard farmers get to know the symptoms and treatments for many common chicken illnesses and disease. Help prevent sickness and death by knowing the early signs.
How to treat Threadworms in Chickens
If you’re raising backyard chickens, among the most common problems that you must contend with involve parasitic worms. Your chickens …
Does my hen have cecal worm?
If you raise chickens and engage in poultry farming, there are numerous conditions and health issues that can affect your …
6 Tips to avoid disease in the chicken coop
Just as it is impossible to stop flu season with humans, it is also impossible to 100% stop disease in …
Treating Gapeworm in Chickens
Gapeworm (Syngamus trachea) is a parasitic worm that lives and breeds in the throat of some birds, particularly poultry. These …
How to stop flies in the hen house
Flies in summer can become a nightmare. But did you know that flies in the hen house can make your …
How to Prepare Your Hens for Winter
Keeping chickens is a great and rewarding hobby. But while chickens are relatively resilient birds overall, winter can present special …
How to make a dust bath for hens
So you’ve made the chicken coop. You’ve bought the chickens. And now you are wondering why on earth they are …
Why are my chickens losing their feathers?
What is moulting In most cases, it is normal for hens to lose their feathers (and regrow them). This is …
What is Coccidiosis? Know the symptoms
Coccidiosis is a parasite that affects a chicken’s digestive tract. Every chicken keeper should familiarise themself with this particular parasite …