Category Archives: Health
How long do chickens live?
This is a question that I am frequently asked, and a flippant answer might well be: as long as the flock keeper decides they should live. Many people think that chickens are short-lived, and in our modern, factory-farming approach to … Continue reading
Tumoltuous!
In the past couple of weeks, my chicken house looks like several chickens have spontaneously combusted… it’s a cloud of feathers. But every chicken is, luckily, accounted for. It’s just my Easter-egger going through a late-season molt. Though I know … Continue reading
Posted in Egg-layers, Flock, Health, Hens, Information, Uncategorized, Winter
Tagged Easter Egger, egg layers, feather, feather loss, feathers, health, molt, new feathers, winter
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He could have been a contender…
…but for the frost bite. Since we haven’t yet put winter’s cold temperatures behind us (this morning it was a chilly -20 outside of this Goldstream coop), my mind is still on keeping the birds warm and protected. And as … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Roosters, Showing birds
Tagged combs, competition, frost bite, health, rooster
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Dealing with Frostbite
Large-combed and wattled roosters, and some hens, are at particular risk for frostbite. Even if you have confined your birds to their coop for the winter, unless the coop is uniformly kept above freezing (an expensive proposition in Alaska), your … Continue reading
Posted in Flock, Health, Information, Roosters
Tagged combs, frostbite, health, interior alaska, roosters, wattles, winter
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Alaska Backyard Chickens 