You don’t have time for bad advice when your chicken is sick
We connect backyard chicken owners with online veterinary help- so you can feel confident managing all those health issues that pop up in your flock.
Follow along with Dr. K in her step-by-step training videos. If you need more help, book a Telehealth Consult with Dr. K.
Dr. K walks you through, step-by-step, the most important things you need to know about common backyard chicken health problems
I'm worried my chicken has: sour crop egg binding swollen eyes mites parasites water belly a wound feather loss bumblefoot
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Follow along with Dr. K as she walks you through step-by-step how to examine your chicken to identify potential health problems. Learn what’s normal and abnormal for a chicken. We recommend starting with this video.
Dr. K teaches you everything you need to know about mites and lice in backyard flocks, including the most common types of mites, how to check your chickens, and best treatment options. Dr. K also explains why feather loss is actually NOT a common symptom of mites in backyard flocks (contrary to popular belief!)
Dr. K walks you through the steps you can take to figure out why your chickens are losing feathers. She covers the most common reasons why chickens may have patches of feather loss, and how to treat & manage it in your flock.
Learn how to identify different stages of bumblefoot in your chickens, and how to approach treatment based on the severity. Dr. K demonstrates an easy 4-step process for removing the bumble from the bottom of the foot WITHOUT the risk of cutting into the foot using blades or scalpels.
Dr. K explains the different things that can cause crop dysfunction in your chickens, and why “sour crop” is only one possible cause. She covers different treatment approaches depending on the underlying cause of the crop issue, and demonstrates a safer way to drain a crop that is very distended with fluid.
Sneezing, wheezing, labored breathing, and bubbly or swollen eyes are all respiratory symptoms. Dr. K gives you a step-by-step guide to help you figure out what might be causing the respiratory symptoms in your chickens. You’ll learn about the most common infectious respiratory diseases that we see in backyard flocks, and guidance on how you can test your own chickens for these diseases if you don’t have access to a veterinarian that can help you.
Dr. K walks you through the most important things you need to know about egg binding in hens:
- What egg binding is
- Why it happens
- How to check your hen for a stuck egg
- Some steps you can take at home if you think your hen may be egg bound but you don’t have immediate access to a veterinarian
Dr. K gives you everything you need to know about managing internal parasites (worms and coccidia) in backyard flocks. Learn how to know if your chickens have a parasite problem, and treatment/control options depending on the types of parasites in your flock.
Learn how to tell if your chicken’s abdomen (coelom) is swollen or distended. Dr. K shows you exactly how she teachers clients to feel a chicken’s abdomen, and what’s normal vs abnormal. She explains treatment approaches depending on the underlying cause, including a demonstration of how to drain excess fluid from a chicken with “water belly.”
Dr. K explains the best way to manage wounds on your chicken, including recommended products to use for cleaning, disinfection, and daily care of the wound to promote healing. She also covers what to do if your chicken develops maggots in the wound (fly strike).
"We always recommend having your chicken seen by a veterinarian. But with an estimated 10-17 million backyard flocks in the United States, the growing need for chicken vets has outpaced our nation's veterinary capacity. Many backyard flock owners simply don't have access to a veterinarian that will treat chickens. While Chicken Vet Help is not a replacement for veterinary care, we are committed to helping chicken owners in an accessible, affordable way."