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Chicken Health For Dummies


Chicken Health For Dummies


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von: Julie Gauthier, Robert T. Ludlow

14,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 09.01.2013
ISBN/EAN: 9781118460986
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 336

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<b>Everything you need to care for and keep happy, healthy chickens</b> <p>With directives on diagnosing and treating sick or ailing chickens, as well as general information on how to keep chickens in peak condition, <i>Chicken Health For Dummies</i> is your go-to guide on how to best care for and keep chickens.</p> <p>Inside, you'll get everything you need to know about chicken health and wellness: an encyclopedia full of common and not-so-common diseases, injuries, symptoms, and cures that chicken owners may encounter. <i>Chicken Health For Dummies</i> provides chicken owners with one handy, all-encompassing resource.</p> <ul> <li>Helps you identify potential hazards and signs of ill health in your chicken</li> <li>Shows you how to properly examine chickens to identify and isolate potential health issues before they spread to the rest of the flock</li> <li>An encyclopedia full of common and uncommon diseases, injuries, symptoms, and cures for chickens</li> </ul> <p><i>Chicken Health For Dummies</i> joins <i>Raising Chickens For Dummies</i> and <i>Building Chickens Coops For Dummies</i> to round out the For Dummies reference library as a must-have resource for both rural and urban chicken owners.</p>
Introduction 1 <p><b>Part I: The Healthy Chicken 7</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: A Picture of Backyard Flock Health 9</p> <p>Chapter 2: The Anatomy and Body Functions of the Happy, Healthy Chicken 19</p> <p>Chapter 3: That’s What Chickens Do: Healthy Chicken Behavior 35</p> <p>Chapter 4: More Than an Ounce of Prevention: Biosecurity for the Backyard Flock 47</p> <p>Chapter 5: Keeping the Flock Clean and Comfortable 63</p> <p>Chapter 6: Feeding the Flock Well 75</p> <p><b>Part II: Recognizing Signs of Chicken Illness 87</b></p> <p>Chapter 7: Inspecting the Flock and Examining the Sick Chicken 89</p> <p>Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Common Illnesses in Adult Chickens 101</p> <p>Chapter 9: Sizing Up Sick Chicks 123</p> <p>Chapter 10: Sleuthing Subtle Signs of Illness and Mysterious Sudden Death 133</p> <p>Part III: A Close-Up Examination of Chicken Woes and Diseases 145</p> <p>Chapter 11: Accidents of Flock Management 147</p> <p>Chapter 12: My Chicken Has What? Diseases Caused by Bacteria and Viruses 165</p> <p>Chapter 13: Exterminating Chicken Parasites and Other Creepy-Crawlies 181</p> <p>Chapter 14: Identifying Miscellaneous and Mystery Chicken Diseases 197</p> <p><b>Part IV: Your Chicken Repair Manual (and Advice for When to Close the Book) 207</b></p> <p>Chapter 15: Making a Diagnosis: Getting Advice or Going It Alone 209</p> <p>Chapter 16: Medicating and Vaccinating Chickens 225</p> <p>Chapter 17: Performing Chicken Maintenance and First-Aid Procedures 243</p> <p>Chapter 18: Euthanizing a Chicken and Disposing of the Remains 261</p> <p><b>Part V: The Chicken/Human Interface 273</b></p> <p>Chapter 19: Can You Get That from a Chicken? 275</p> <p>Chapter 20: Food Safety and Quality of Homegrown Eggs and Meat 283</p> <p><b>Part VI: The Part of Tens 293</b></p> <p>Chapter 21: Answers to Ten Common Questions about Chicken Health 295</p> <p>Chapter 22: Ten Common Misconceptions about Chicken Health and Treatments 301</p> <p>Appendix: Chicken Health Formulary 305</p> <p>Index 311</p>
<p><b>Julie Gauthier</b> is board certified in veterinary preventive medicine.</p> <p><b>Rob Ludlow</b> is the coauthor of <i>Raising Chickens For Dummies and Building Chicken Coops For Dummies.</i> He runs the leading chicken information resource on the web, www.BackYardChickens.com.</p>
<p><b>Learn to:</b> <ul> <li>Keep your chickens in peak condition</li> <li>Diagnose and treat ailing chickens</li> <li>Grasp common and uncommon diseases and injuries and their cures</li> </ul> <p><b>Your guide to keeping happy, healthy chickens</b> <p>With directives on diagnosing and treating sick or ailing chickens, as well as general information on how to keep chickens in peak condition, <i>Chicken Health For Dummies</i> is your go-to guide on how to best care for and keep a backyard flock. Inside, you'll get everything you need to know about chicken health and wellness: an encyclopedia full of common and not-so-common diseases, injuries, and signs of illness, and their cures. <ul> <li><i>Know your chicken — get a primer on healthy chicken anatomy and functions in order to spot a sick chicken — from understanding fowl behavior and communication to the importance of keeping chickens clean, comfortable, and well-fed</i></li> <li><i>Signs of illness — discover how to distinguish normal from abnormal chicken body functions and behavior, narrow down the possibilities to get to a diagnosis, and uncover the most common ailments of chicks and adult chickens</i></li> <li><i>Major chicken illnesses — find the causes, signs, means of spreading, prevention tips, and treatment advice for major chicken illnesses</i></li> <li><i>Chicken repair — get the 4-1-1 on how to make a diagnosis for a flock problem, whether you'll need the help of a chicken health advisor, and how to perform basic procedures like giving an injection and trimming a wing</i></li> </ul> <p><b>Open the book and find:</b> <ul> <li>What to expect from a happy, healthy chicken</li> <li>How to prevent illness in your backyard flock</li> <li>Troubleshooting signs of illness in chicks and adult chickens</li> <li>Diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites, and other pests</li> <li>Advice on finding a chicken health advisor</li> <li>Tips on performing chicken first-aid procedures</li> <li>How to produce quality homegrown eggs and meat</li> <li>Common misconceptions about chicken health</li> </ul>

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