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Health & Welfare

Keeping your hens healthy is one of the most important parts of good flock management. In this Chicken Health and Welfare section, you’ll find advice on spotting and treating common problems like mites, scaly leg, red mite, and worm infestations, as well as guidance on injuries, moulting, and signs of illness.

If you’re just starting out, a good place to begin is How To Tell If A Chicken Is Sick or Chicken First Aid Kit: What To Include.

 

  • Image showing different ways of how to keep chickens safe during a heatwave. Shows hens in shade with lots of water.

    How To Keep Chickens Safe During A Heatwave

  • Egg binding in hens. Image of a hen in a possible egg bound posture.

    Egg Binding In Hens: Symptoms, First Aid And When To Call A Vet

  • A poultry keeper checking for vent gleet in chickens

    Vent Gleet In Chickens: Causes, Symptoms And Treatment

  • Red Mite FAQs header image. User infromation presented on a background showing a hen and a keeper inside a coop.

    Red Mite FAQs: Common Questions About Infestations, Eggs And Treatments

  • Newcastle disease in chickens. AN image of a healthy hen is a clean and well-protected run

    Newcastle Disease In Chickens: Key Facts for UK Keepers

  • image of a rat unable to get into a rat proof chicken coop

    Rat Proof Chicken Coop: Easy Ways To Keep Rats From Hens

  • bumblefoot in chickens - an image showing a close up of an infected chicken's foot

    Bumblefoot In Chickens: Causes, Symptoms And Treatment

  • Respiratory problems in chickens. Picture of a large group of chickens in a run overlooked by trees.

    Chicken Respiratory Problems: What To Watch For

  • Bird flu protection with hens shown inside a chicken coop.

    Avian Flu In Chickens: What UK Keepers Need To Know

  • worming chickens: illustration of an ascardia galli worm

    Worming Chickens: Spot, Treat And Prevent Worms

  • how to tell if a chicken is sick. Woman cradling a chicken that's unwell.

    How To Tell If A Chicken Is Sick

  • Scaly Leg mite in chickens. Close up image of a chicken suffering from scaly leg.

    Scaly Leg Mite In Chickens: How To Spot, Treat And Prevent It

  • Mites on chickens: close up photo of a chicken's leg with symptons of scaly leg.

    Mites On Chickens: How To Spot, Treat And Prevent Them

  • A chicken first aid kit on a shelf in a store room with other poultry equipment.

    Chicken First Aid Kit: What To Include

  • chicken moulting explained. Image of moulting hen with scruffy feathers.

    Chicken Moulting Explained: Everything You Need to Know

  • A close up image of a red mite - Dermanyssus gallinae

    How To Spot, Treat and Prevent Red Mite Infestation in Chickens

  • A close up photo of a northern fowl mite on feathers

    Northern Fowl Mite: The Deadly Threat to Chickens

  • Can you keep chickens in a small garden? Here are two hens free-ranging in a garden.

    Common Plants Poisonous to Chickens

  • A chicken keeper is woming chickens by adding flubenvet to pellets

    Complete Guide to Worming Chickens

  • Bird flu protection with hens shown inside a chicken coop.

    Protecting Garden Chickens From Bird Flu

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