The Chicken Vet - UK

08/03/2025

Our shop includes a range of health and well-being products for chickens, tested by vets; including products that support digestive health, worming, mites and lice, hygiene and more >>
https://www.chickenvet.co.uk/shop

06/03/2025

Maintaining a clean environment for your chickens is not only vital to their health and welfare but also provides clean, safe eggs from your flock.

Find out more about egg hygiene from our Advice Hub.

For more information click here >>> https://www.chickenvet.co.uk/egg-hygiene

04/03/2025

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 #𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐃𝐚𝐲!

Did you know? An unbelievable 52 million eggs are used on Pancake Day! That's 22 million more than any other day 🥚

02/03/2025

If your birds are housed, the temperature within their house is likely to increase. Ensure they have proper ventilation and you are monitoring the red mite levels.

To easily check if there are red mites present in your birds' house, we recommend mite traps and sticky pads.

Find out more about them here >>> https://www.chickenvet.co.uk/mite-traps-and-sticky-trap-pads

28/02/2025

𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 🐔

Providing enrichment for your birds while they are housed is important. There are different types of enrichment that can be provided areas to focus on are food foraging behaviours, physical habitat, sensory, social and cognitive stimulation.

𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 - scatter treats throughout a large area
𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭 - provide variations in the birds environment
𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 - Maximising the space in your run by installing extra board walkers where additional feeders, nests and drinkers can be placed.
𝐂𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - encourage your birds to forage for food in hard-to-reach places, or to jump for treats, this allows problem solving

To read more click here >>> https://www.chickenvet.co.uk/news/post/what-can-you-do-to-prepare-for-housing-your-birds

26/02/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬?

Supporting the welfare of your birds while they are housed with regular worm testing is important as they can still succumb to infestations.

Our worm egg count test kit includes the laboratory fee, a prepaid return envelope, the kit itself and instructions.

Our laboratory will send you a report of the results which includes the level of worm eggs, the worm the and advice on worming if required. Testing can also be carried out for coccidia - you will need to specify if you would like this included on the submission form provided.

Click here for more information >>> https://www.chickenvet.co.uk/faeces-sampling-kit

24/02/2025

Many people are familiar with the harmful effects of worms on pets and farm animals but what about their effect on our birds?

Find out more from our Advice Hub including how to prevent, control and treat your flock.

It's important to regularly test faeces to determine whether your birds need worming and routinely worm them with licenced wormer.

Find out more here >>> https://www.chickenvet.co.uk/chicken-worms

21/02/2025

𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬' 𝐠𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡

It's a good idea to care for our birds' gut health generally, however, it's especially important when they might be a little stressed due to being housed.

Adding a product like Digesti-Health in the feed will help maintain a balanced and healthy gut - for overall health and wellbeing.

Find out more here >>> https://www.chickenvet.co.uk/digesti-health

19/02/2025

If your birds are housed it is important that you provide enrichment as part of their daily routine.

There are many different types of enrichment that you can provide for your birds, and sometimes coming up with new ideas can sometimes be tricky. Here are some of our suggestions that could help keep your birds occupied.

Have you tried any of these ideas? Do you have any other suggestions? We'd love to hear your ideas in the comments below.

17/02/2025

𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞: 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬

Having your hens indoors increases infection pressure for diseases.

Take a look at our Advice Hub where you'll find more information on some diseases that are more common including Coccidiosis, Respiratory Disease, Mareks Disease, Avian Laukosis and Fowl Pox.

With our faeces sampling kit, you also request a test for Coccidia - just specify this on the submission form provided.

Find out more >>> https://www.chickenvet.co.uk/advice-hub

14/02/2025

𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲🐔💕

Providing healthy edible treats can be a excellent source of enrichment for our feathered friends. Fresh fruit and vegetables are a great treat, specifically some healthy greens*.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐬?

*ensure treats make up no more than 5% of your hens diet

13/02/2025

𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫 🐔

Our feathered friends can find staying indoors a bit stressful - and this can trigger aggressive behaviour - which must be stopped as quickly as possible. If not, it can become habit and lead to feather loss and trauma.

As well as making sure there's plenty of enrichments, Anti-Peck and a multivitamins can help.

Do you want to find out more about our Anti-Peck spray? >>> https://www.chickenvet.co.uk/chicken-vet-anti-peck

11/02/2025

There may be a number of reasons why your birds need to be housed, from recovering from illness to avian influenza housing orders.

With an increase of avian influenza outbreaks across the UK, there is currently a mandatory housing order - the East coast from North Yorkshire to Suffolk and Shropshire - we have put together some tips on how to prepare and look after your birds if the housing order becomes countrywide.

Want to learn more? Click here >>> https://www.chickenvet.co.uk/news/post/what-can-you-do-to-prepare-for-housing-your-birds

09/02/2025

The Chicken Vet DEFRA approved disinfectant BioVA is effective against Avian Influenza and is specifically designed to meet the demands of modern biosecurity.

This disinfectant is effective against bacteria, moulds, fungi and all viruses. It is safe to use and environmentally friendly, as it degrades to harmless components. It is highly cost-effective due to its dilution rates and works equally well in hard and soft water, and it is not affected by temperature.

Find out more here >>> https://www.chickenvet.co.uk/chicken-vet-biovx-1kg

07/02/2025

𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝘃𝗲𝘁 🐓🐥🐔

These are vets that have completed training with us to enable them to be able to care for your chickens.

All of our chicken friendly vets that have a special interest in chickens >> https://www.chickenvet.co.uk/find-a-vet

05/02/2025

With an increase in AI maintain good biosecurity is vital. Maintaining weekly and monthly clean outs will help prevent disease build up and help keep your hens healthy.

To find out more about how maintain good biosecurity in your backyard flock click here >>> https://www.chickenvet.co.uk/news/post/biosecurity-in-backyard-flocks

03/02/2025

Wild birds are the biggest risk to your back yard flock with regards disease transmission. You should aim to do everything you can to mitigate wild birds coming into contact with your chickens. This can be done simply by enclosing your flock in a meshed aviary.

To find out more click here >>> https://www.chickenvet.co.uk/news/post/biosecurity-in-backyard-flocks

31/01/2025

In areas of the country that are currently under a housing order due to the immediate threat of Avian Influenza in the wild birds it is critical that not only are you taking biosecurity seriously but also your own hygiene is maintained.

It is recommended to wear gloves and mask when entering your backyard flocks especially when cleaning out the coop. If gloves aren't available then washing your hands as soon as you've left your flock is vital.

Find out more here >>>

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