Welcome to The Health Coop
Positive hen health begins with nutrition and promotes happier, healthier birds that lay a higher grade of egg and live a happier life. We publish professional health advice and tips for keeping hens as healthy as possible at home. Our health tips are written by professional vets and approved by the Surrey Poultry Vet.
How "flockdown" release can affect your hens
Changes in environment has an effect on hens, both mentally and physiologically. The lifting of an Avian Influenza housing order is a time to celebrate, but the new environment has the potential to challenge hens.
What are ORGANIC ACIDS and how do they work in hens?
Organic acids are used to promote healthy guts in hens.
Can hens see fireworks?
Have you ever wondered how your hens see the world? Could they appreciate fireworks, if they didn’t mind the noise of course?
How can I encourage a hen to eat more?
Hens need carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water to live. As they grow from a chick to an adult they need different proportions of each nutrient suited to their particular life stage. That is why poultry diets are formulated as starter, grower and laying hen rations.
Why do hens moult?
Moulting occurs naturally in some hens, often at the end of their natural egg laying period after a year.
What makes shells suddenly become pale or change shape?
Egg shell appearance can be affected by life stage, nutrition, stress and disease. Anything that affects the normal functioning of the female reproductive tract in a hen can potentially cause shell changes.
Treat your hens
Along with expert poultry information, Happy Healthy Hens produce high quality, research-led poultry products empowering pet owners to raise the happiest and healthiest hens in the world.