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Sources of Baby Chicks

Joseph Gendreau2021-11-15T22:54:25-08:00

From a disease, welfare and husbandry perspective, the best place you can source your fertilized eggs or baby chicks from is a farm or hatchery that is part of the National Poultry Improvement Program (NPIP). To be NPIP certified as a hatchery means that the birds on the farm are tested for various diseases possibly including Salmonella (it depends on which level of NPIP certification the farm/hatchery has) which can cause your eggs to be contaminated with a foodborne pathogen (aka it can get you sick). From a poultry health perspective NPIP requires testing for various other infectious diseases that

Sources of Baby ChicksJoseph Gendreau2021-11-15T22:54:25-08:00

Marek’s Disease: the Scourge of Poultry Everywhere!

Joseph Gendreau2021-10-05T23:47:26-07:00

You finally have your coop up and running. Your cute feathered friends are clucking away. You’re practicing egg-cellent biosecurity measures and feeding the right diet but what else can you do to protect your birds? SoCal Nestbox aims to provide you with helpful tools, such as Find A Vet, on our site along with articles (like this one!) to support your happy and healthy human-animal bond. We are here to share important information with you about one of the most common and most devastating avian infectious diseases. Please read on to learn about Marek’s Disease and what you can do

Marek’s Disease: the Scourge of Poultry Everywhere!Joseph Gendreau2021-10-05T23:47:26-07:00

First Day Nerves: Introducing A New Bird To Your Flock

Beau Lawrie2020-09-23T19:01:17-07:00

Adding a new bird to your flock takes a watchful eye and some trial and error. For chickens, in particular, flocks naturally have an established social hierarchy called the pecking order. Though chickens have different methods of communication, including using distinct calls and whistles, new members of the flock might be welcomed with aggression and some pecking. A bit of fighting and roughhousing should be expected while your chickens are figuring out how the new member fits in the aforementioned pecking order. Here are some guidelines and tips for introducing new birds to your flock. The Pecking Order The pecking

First Day Nerves: Introducing A New Bird To Your FlockBeau Lawrie2020-09-23T19:01:17-07:00