Raising Chickens 101 - Chicks, Breeds, Coops, Tips
Does your pet make you breakfast? Tips & Tricks for raising chickens, building chicken coops, & choosing chicken breeds + ask questions in our community forum
A Backyard Chicken Enthusiast's Formulary (Avian Drugs and Dosages)
Jan 19, 2025 · A brief guide to medications for backyard poultry, focusing on antibiotics, pain medication, sedatives, antifungals, coccidiostats, dewormers and a few other useful or necessary drugs.
Forum list | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens
Dec 5, 2025 · Tips for raising chickens, building chicken coops & choosing breeds. Get help from thousands of community experts
Coccidiosis & How To Treat It - BackYard Chickens
Nov 10, 2012 · Coccidiosis & How To Treat It Picture by animallover1654 What is Coccidiosis? Coccidia are a microscopic parasitic organism that infect poultry when ingested by the chicken. The parasites …
Getting Started Showing Poultry in 4H and FFA
Sep 14, 2024 · Hello! I am a 4H and FFA member in Iowa! I was in fifth grade when I first started showing poultry. And while I did some research I was mostly clueless about what I was walking into! I …
Eliminating Lice (or Mites) on Chickens Using Permethrin
Dec 23, 2024 · A brief guide on eliminating parasites using permethrin. Includes step by step instructions and a list of supplies needed.
How To Raise Chickens
Aug 24, 2020 · Raising Chickens 101 – All the info you need to get started raising chickens. Choosing a breed, hatching eggs, building a perfect coop & more!
Cold Weather Poultry Housing and Care - BackYard Chickens
Mar 14, 2016 · Part 3: poultry and breed selection I will only cover poultry types that I have personally overwintered. Chickens: In General: TINY COMBS AND WATTLES! It makes a huge difference. …
Treating with Ivermectin - BackYard Chickens
Jul 10, 2012 · Keeping in mind that ivermectin is a product mainly used to treat cattle and is off label for chickens, I hope you know that ivermectin's primary purpose is a wormer, it's secondary benefit is …
The Beginner's Guide to Incubation - BackYard Chickens
Dec 2, 2017 · The Beginner's Guide to Incubation This guide is intended to help people new to incubation learn how to properly incubate and hatch eggs. It will walk you through how to incubate …