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Backyard hen diseases, illness and injuries

December 29, 2015January 19, 2016 Eva Leave a comment Hen-spiration
Chicks are vulnerable to illness.

TL;DR : So far, so good. We’ve encountered some diseases, like fowlpox, seen some injuries but we aren’t spending the egg money before the hen lays the eggs just yet! If you’re lucky you’ll never have to encounter any illnesses […]

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