Chicken

Bird Flu is a serious poultry disease and requires rapid response because it is highly contagious and can be fatal to chickens. Animal and Plant… Read More »Can A Chicken Survive Bird Flu?

No human bird flu infections have been reported from proper handling of poultry meat or from eating properly cooked poultry or poultry products. Outbreaks of… Read More »Can Humans Get Bird Flu From Chickens?

Chickens do not stand when they sleep. Instead, they perch on a roost. While perching and standing may appear similar, they are in fact different… Read More »Do Chickens Stand When They Sleep?

In severe form, severe inflammation of one or both infraorbital sinuses with edema of the surrounding tissue occurs. The swelling can cause closure of one… Read More »What Causes Closed Eyes In Chickens?

Like most birds, chickens sleep whenever it is dark and will wake as soon as the morning grows light enough for them to start their… Read More »What Does A Chicken Do At Night?

Chickens need a place to roost, relax, and feel safe at night! A place where they can sleep stress-free and where predators or pests can’t… Read More »What Can I Use For Chicken Roost?

In addition, studies have shown that loud noises such as found near airports, rail road tracks or loud hydraulic or pneumatic equipment and machinery close… Read More »Do Loud Noises Bother Chickens?

Factors that might contribute to piling include unevenly distributed barn light, temperature differences, sudden mass movement and attraction – as in, one hen pecks at… Read More »Why Do Chickens Sleep In A Pile?

Yes, chickens sleep. All living things on this planet need to sleep, be it during the day or throughout the night. Chickens are no different.… Read More »Do Chickens Sleep The Whole Night?

Chickens that have been properly coop trained will go to bed on their own. You can get your chickens to go to bed by shutting… Read More »Do Chickens Know Where To Sleep?