Your Chicken Is Sick Before She Looks Sick | Nikki Husted

<p>Chickens are prey animals which means they&#39;re built to hide illness.</p><p><br></p><p>A sick hen instinctively acts normal for as long as she possibly can, because in the wild, looking weak gets you killed. So by the time you notice something&#39;s wrong, she may have been unwell for days, and you may have very little time left to help her.</p><p><br></p><p>That&#39;s the hard truth at the heart of this episode. Carra sits down with poultry expert Nikki Husted, author of newly released A Healthy Home Flock, on how to spot trouble early, when your birds are working hard to hide it.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li>The subtle behaviour changes that are your real early warning system</li><li>Why observing your flock daily is the single best thing you can do</li><li>The truth about homemade feed, quarantine and introducing new birds</li><li>The first-aid essentials every keeper should have before they need them</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Connect with Dr Carra:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dr_carra" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.instagram.com/dr_carra</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcarra/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcarra/</a></p><p>Hillcrest Veterinary Hospital: <a href="https://hillcrestvets.co.za/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://hillcrestvets.co.za/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Connect with Nikki Husted:</p><p>Linktree: <a href="https://beacons.ai/purelychickens" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://beacons.ai/purelychickens</a></p><p>Facebook:  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PurelyChickens/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.facebook.com/PurelyChickens/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/purelychickens/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.instagram.com/purelychickens/</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://purelychickens.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://purelychickens.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Podcast Production:</p><p>This Podcast is produced by Kythe Creative and filmed onsite at Hillcrest Veterinary Hospital.</p><p>Kythe Creative: <a href="https://kythecreative.co.za/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://kythecreative.co.za/</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>THIS EPISODES SPONSORS:</p><p><br></p><p>Ultra Pet:</p><p>This episode is sponsored by Ultra Pet, who has been scientifically formulating premium