Chicken Health For Dummies [Paperback]

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.

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 Chickel"