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Holistic Health Care for Chickens: An Introduction

Chickens commonly get worms. Many types of worms exist, as do eradication methods. Some herbal treatments, such as cayenne pepper and black walnut tincture, don’t work against any type of worms. On the other … See more

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Can Improve Your Chickens’ Health

Fish oil, flaxseed, chia seeds, walnut oils—the world of omega- 3 fatty acids is big news in the health industry. Your doctor wants you to take them for various reasons such as …

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Having Patients: How To Help A Sick Chicken

The pen should be open to ventilation so your sick chicken has fresh—not stuffy—air. Use the same type of litter or bedding and the same kind of waterer and feeder that you use in your …

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Pick Purple Clover For Its Many Health Benefits

Melissa Louise Calhoun is an herbalist in Kentucky who has been wildcrafting with plants as health-helpers since 2002. She studied herbal action under several practitioners, as …

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Holistic Chicken Keeping 101

After 4 to 6 weeks of age, chickens must have access to the outdoors, including shade, shelter, exercise areas, fresh air, clean drinking water, and direct sunlight suitable to …

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How To Check & Protect Navel Health Of A Chick

A newly hatched chick has a navel from its time in the egg, and ensuring this small area stays healthy is critical to the bird's survival. E ven though a chick hatches from an egg …

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Get to Know the Medicinal Benefits of Strawberry Leaf

The leaves have been used as a diuretic to remove gravel and stones and promote overall kidney health while improving the condition of the blood, stimulating the metabolism …

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Clover: Learn Its Many Uses for Health, Forage and Food

Dawn Combs, M.A., Certified Herbalist, is an Ethnobotanist and functional foods expert. She is the best-selling author of Conceiving Healthy Babies: An Herbal Guide to …

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How To Try To Revive A Chick With Health Concerns

Some chicken-keepers will use their body heat and tuck the chick into their shirt to improve the bird’s health. “The important thing is to gradually raise the body temperature of …

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Salmonella and Farm Eggs: What’s the Risk of Getting Sick

Poultry droppings can contain live Salmonella, and the germs can contaminate any place the chickens frequent, including nestboxes. Clean eggs can become contaminated …

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What Every Chicken-Keeper Should Know About the Crop

Copper sulfate is commonly used to treat a chicken with sour crop, but an overdose is toxic. To avoid overdosing, first prepare a solution by mixing 1⁄2 pound copper …

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Don’t Get Sick From Your Homegrown Eggs

Microbes can double in numbers in 20 to 30 minutes at optimal temperature, which is around room temperature for some bacteria. However, if you refrigerate at 35 to 40 degrees …

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Harvest Creeping Charlie For Its Respiratory Benefits

Melissa Louise Calhoun is an herbalist in Kentucky who has been wildcrafting with plants as health-helpers since 2002. She studied herbal action under several practitioners, as …

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How to Successfully Raise Bottle Calves

Calf Bottles are usually of a common size; providing 2 quarts per feeding is typical on a twice-a-day schedule, which is the most common. Calves can also be fed three times a …

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4 Ways To Promote Good Rumen Health In Goats

Without sufficient B1, goats get polio (not to be confused with the polio that humans get, which is viral). Without sufficient B12, goats lose weight and suffer overall …

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Regenerative Agriculture Is Farming For Better Soil

There are various regenerative agriculture techniques a farmer can do to add more nutrients to the soil and improve plant health and vigor. Among these are: rotational grazing. …

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These 10 Crops Will Help You Improve Your Soil

Korean Radish. Thanks to the large, deeply growing roots of these radishes, Korean Radish, or Asian Daikon Radish, (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) greatly …

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Holistic Henhouse: Help Your Chickens With Homeopathy

Preparation Procedures. To prepare a remedy, its mother tincture—the concentrated plant, mineral or animal extract which gives it its name—is diluted with 1 part of …

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Get to Know the Medicinal Uses of Sweet Gum Sap & Fruit

Dawn Combs, M.A., Certified Herbalist, is an Ethnobotanist and functional foods expert. She is the best-selling author of Conceiving Healthy Babies: An Herbal Guide to …

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