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Here at Team Titan thought it was important to remind new - and experienced - Chicken owners of three common illnesses your flock can get, what the symptoms are and what can be done about it. 1. Fowl Pox   What is Fowl Pox?  Fowl pox is disease caused by a virus. which can affect chickens, turkeys, quails and other species of birds. The virus can be spread by insect bites and contamination of wounds, or it can be spread by inhaling the virus. What are the symptoms? Fowl pox can result in white blisters on the comb, wattle or other...

With the warmer weather coming up, we know that red mites are more active and may cause problems for your chickens. Here at Team Titan, we thought it was important to remind you about checking for red mites in your chicken houses and on your chickens! Acting fast is important for maintaining healthy and happy chickens. What are red mites?  Red mites, as the name suggests, are red ectoparasites. Ectoparasites are parasites which live on the skin or coat of the host - in this case, chickens or turkeys. Luckily they are visible to the naked eye. The younger and...

Sometimes owning chickens isn't as smooth as we would like. Our hens don't always lay as many eggs as we think they should - or sometimes they don't lay any at all. Here are 4 common reasons why your hens might not be laying any, or fewer than normal, eggs: Stress: Stressed hens can either stop laying eggs or they can lay unusual eggs- such as eggs with no shells or odd shapes! Stress can be caused by numerous things such as running out of food/water, changes to the pecking order, moving coop or getting a fright. Illness: Unwell hens...

A chicken is a bird, right? They have wings - but can they fly? Here at Team Titan, we thought we would discuss whether or not chickens can actually fly and why this might be.  It seems like chickens are not quite the bird of prey soaring through the skies but they're not quite like the flightless penguin either! The answer to whether or not chickens can fly is: technically yes, but they're not very good at it. This answer is because some breeds can fly quite high but not for very far. The longest recorded chicken flight is only...

Here at team titan we thought it would egg-sta nice to post a recipe to celebrate egg-cellent Easter! Our recipe will be in keeping with the easter theme and is... Easter traybake! This recipe is inspired by BBC Goodfood. INGREDIENTS: For the cake: 150ml sunflower oil, plus extra for the tin 165g golden caster sugar 2 eggs 150ml milk 165g self-raising flour 3 tbsp cocoa powder 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda For the icing: 100g milk chocolate 200g butter, softened 400g icing sugar 5 tbsp cocoa powder 2 tbsp milk For the topping: 100g Chocolate Easter treats!      Step...