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Kathy Shea Mormino

Member since Jan. 2016

Kathy Shea Mormino, aka The Chicken Chick, is a backyard-chicken-keeping advocate with a passion for empowering others to raise backyard chickens and have fun doing it. Through her popular, award-winning Facebook page and blog, she shares her fun-loving, informative and practical approach to raising backyard chickens with fans worldwide. Kathy is featured on national television in a chicken-keeping reality series and is frequently sought out to share her perspectives on various national and local television shows as well as on radio and in podcasts. Follow her on Instagram and Pinterest: http://instagram.com/thechickenchick and http://pinterest.com/TheChicknChick/

Build A Better Brooder For Your ChicksMay 3, 2016

The first few weeks of your chickens’ lives are critical, so provide a brooder they can thrive in.

Chicken First Aid: How to Treat a Sick or Injured ChickenJanuary 18, 2016

A sick or injured chicken’s road to recovery starts with the chicken keeper.

Want to Scale Up Your Flock? Make Room in the CoopMarch 7, 2014

If the urge to add more chickens to your flock strikes this spring, be sure your coop is prepared to accommodate the extra bodies.

4 Steps to Preventing Chicken ObesityJanuary 17, 2014

Heed these dietary and exercise tips to prevent chicken obesity and keep your flock in healthy shape.

Bumblefoot is a disease in chickens characterized by a puss-filled abscess on the foot caused by a bacterial infection.

How To Treat Bumblefoot In ChickensMay 15, 2013

Plantar pododermatitis is a serious condition that can be fatal in chickens if left untreated. When veterinary care is unavailable, this at-home surgery might be be your only option.

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