Julie Gauthier is board certified in veterinary preventive medicine.Rob Ludlow is the coauthor of Raising Chickens For Dummies and Building Chicken Coops For Dummies. He runs the leading chicken information resource on the web, www.BackYardChickens.com.

• Introduction 1 Part I: The Healthy Chicken 7Chapter 1: A Picture of Backyard Flock Health 9Chapter 2: The Anatomy and Body Functions of the Happy, Healthy Chicken 19Chapter 3: That’s What Chickens Do: Healthy Chicken Behavior 35Chapter 4: More Than an Ounce of Prevention: Biosecurity for the Backyard Flock 47Chapter 5: Keeping the Flock Clean and Comfortable 63Chapter 6: Feeding the Flock Well 75Part II: Recognizing Signs of Chicken Illness 87Chapter 7: Inspecting the Flock and Examining the Sick Chicken 89Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Common Illnesses in Adult Chickens 101Chapter 9: Sizing Up Sick Chicks 123Chapter 10: Sleuthing Subtle Signs of Illness and Mysterious Sudden Death 133Part III: A Close-Up Examination of Chicken Woes and Diseases 145Chapter 11: Accidents of Flock Management 147Chapter 12: My Chicken Has What? Diseases Caused by Bacteria and Viruses 165Chapter 13: Exterminating Chicken Parasites and Other Creepy-Crawlies 181Chapter 14: Identifying Miscellaneous and Mystery Chicken Diseases 197Part IV: Your Chicken Repair Manual (and Advice for When to Close the Book) 207Chapter 15: Making a Diagnosis: Getting Advice or Going It Alone 209Chapter 16: Medicating and Vaccinating Chickens 225Chapter 17: Performing Chicken Maintenance and First-Aid Procedures 243Chapter 18: Euthanizing a Chicken and Disposing of the Remains 261Part V: The Chicken/Human Interface 273Chapter 19: Can You Get That from a Chicken? 275Chapter 20: Food Safety and Quality of Homegrown Eggs and Meat 283Part VI: The Part of Tens 293Chapter 21: Answers to Ten Common Questions about Chicken Health 295Chapter 22: Ten Common Misconceptions about Chicken Health and Treatments 301Appendix: Chicken Health Formulary 305Index 311

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