Page numbers in italics refer to figures.
A
ailments. See health problems
American College of Poultry Veterinarians (ACPV), 89
American Poultry Association (APA), 44, 47, 49
Americana, 49
annual/biannual tasks, 31
Ascaridia galli, 115
Auburn University Poultry Science Department, 23
autumn, 125
avian diphtheria, 117
avian pox, 117
B
baths, 95
beak injuries, 106
bedding. See litter
behavior problems, 144
Biggs, Patrick, 79
bird feed, 35
bleeding control, 103
body temperature, 65, 122, 127
boredom, 133
breeders, 52
brooders, 56
broodies, 135
bullying, 144
bumblefoot, 104
buying chickens, 50
C
candling, 164
Capillaria, 115
capillary worms, 115
cecal poop, 97
cecal worms, 115
cervical dislocation, 119
Cestodes, 116
chalazae, 158
Chicken: A Natural History, The, 151
Chicken Health Handbook, The, 61, 104, 110
chicken pox, 117
chicken wire, 34
chicks
brooders for, 56
coop training, 64
feed/water, 58
health problems, 60
pullets vs., 49
purchase of, 50
chores, 29
cloacal kiss, 149
coccidiosis, 116
cold temperatures, 127
container gardening, 171
cookie tin water heater, 128
coop broodies, 139
coops
access, 18
droppings boards in, 25
flooring, 22
heating, 130
lighting, 22
litter, 22
location, 18
nest boxes in, 21
size, 18
ventilation, 22
Cornish crosses, 45
Cornish Rocks, 45
Costridium perfringens, 79
crooked toes, 62
crop, 97
crumbles, 72
D
daily tasks, 29
dairy products, 80
Darre, Michael, 26, 112, 114, 125
DE. See diatomaceous earth (DE)
deep litter method, 129
diatomaceous earth (DE), 29, 30
diet
feed schedule, 72
obesity and, 83
and quantity of food, 76
and supplements, 77
DNA testing, 69
dual purpose breeds, 45
dust-bathing, 28, 40, 123, 133
E
ear tufts, 49
education, 10
egg binding, 108
Egg Farming in California, 22
egg hygiene, 155
egg oddities, 160
egg production
and breed selection, 47
preparing for, 154
process of, 157
eggs
color of, 159
fertilized vs. unfertilized, 163
freezing of, 135
freshness, 165
handling, 164
interesting facts, 164
peeling, 167
Elector PSP, 112
euthanasia, 119
evaporative cooling, 123
F
fatty liver hemorrhagic syndrome (FLHS), 84
feed
body temperature and, 123, 127, 133
broodiness and, 139
deterioration of, 72
egg production and, 154
predators/pests and, 35
types of, 72
feed schedule, 72
feed stores, 50
fermented feed, 75
first aid kit, 99
float test, 165
flock size, 49
flooring, 22
fly control, 39
fly-strike, 39
fodder, 134
fowl pox, 117
free-ranging, 36
frizzled feathers, 94
frostbite, 131
G
gapeworms, 115
gardening benefits, 10
gazebo, DIY, 38
glossary, 174
grafting chicks, 137
grower feed, 73
H
hackle feathers, 67
hairworms, 115
hardscaping, 173
hardware cloth, 34
hatcheries, 51
health care services, 88
health management, 89
health problems
in chicks, 60
external injuries/ailments, 104, 131
internal injuries/ailments, 107, 162
preparing for, 98
recognition of, 92
responding to, 102
See also behavior problems; treatment; and specific types
healthy signs, 52
heated coops, 130
Heterakis gallinae, 115
high temperatures, 122
holding chickens, how to, 92
honing, 63
hygiene, 15, 29. See also sanitization
I
illness. See health problems
impacted crop, 109
incubators, 135
infirmary space, 98
infundibulum, 157
injuries. See health problems
insecticides, 41
integrating new chickens, 140
isolation, 102
isthmus, 158
K
keeping chickens, considerations for, 10, 11, 12
Knemidocoptes mutans, 112
L
landscaping, 170
lash eggs, 162
lawn damage, 173
layer/laying hen, 45
legal issues, 11
litter management, 22, 123, 129
M
magnum, 158
maintenance, 29
mating, 146
McKillop, Annika, 23, 78, 80, 103, 114, 162
meat birds, 45
misconceptions. See myths
mites, 111
mobile coops, 30
moisture management, 22, 41, 129
molting, 125
myths
common misconceptions, 15
pumpkin dewormer, 117
sexing, 68
supervised free-ranging, 36
treats, 81
N
nail trimming, 97
necropsy, 119
nest box curtains, 21
nest hygiene, 139
northern fowl mites, 111
nutrition. See diet
O
ovaries, 157
P
pain relief, 104
pellet feed, 72
pendulous crop, 110
periodic tasks, 30
perlite, 170
perosis, 63
pest control, 37
pests, 37
physical exams, 93
pinfeathers, 126
plant preservation, 172
plant selection, 171
playpen method, 140
point of lay, 154
poop. See droppings
poultry lice, 111
poultry nipple waterers, 58
poultry nipple waterers (PNWs), 82
probiotics, 80
prolapsed vent, 109
pumpkin dewormer myth, 117
pus coagulegg, 162
Q
quarantine, 90
R
red roost mites, 111
reproductive anatomy, hen, 157
reproductive anatomy, rooster, 147
restricted feeding, 76
rodent control, 37
rodents, 37
roosting, 171
roundworms, 115
S
saddle feathers, 67
Salmonella enteritidis, 135, 164, 165
salpingitis, 162
sanitization, 29, 30, 31. See also biosecurity
scaly leg mites, 112
scissor beak, 63
scratch, 75
selecting chickens, 44
sex-linked chickens, 68
shell gland, 159
snow, 131
sorehead, 117
sour crop, 110
space requirements, 18, 26, 56, 144
spraddle leg, 61
spring, 135
sprouts, 134
spur trimming, 98
spurs, 98
Standard of Perfection for Standards and Bantams, 44
stargazing, 53
starting flocks, 49
stress
immune system and, 90
indications of, 94
integrating new chickens, 65
lighting and, 58
predators/pests and, 35, 38, 39
submissive squat, 68, 149, 154
summer, 122
supervised free-ranging, 36
supplements, 77
sweaters, 131
Syngamus trachea, 115
T
tail feathers, 67
tapeworms, 116
temperament, 45. See also aggression
temperature, body. See body temperature
temperature, environmental, 65, 122
threadworms, 115
toxic plants, 170
tractors, 30
treading, 148
treadle feeders, 77
treatment
of external injuries/ailments, 103, 132
of fly-strike, 40
initial procedures, 102
of internal injuries/ailments, 107
See also specific health problems
twisted tibia, 63
U
uterus, 159
V
vagina, 160
vent sexing, 69
vermiculite, 170
veterinarians, 88
W
water heaters, 128
Weeks, Charles, 22
winter, 127
worms, 113
Y
yolks, 157
Z
zoning, 11