In this issue

INCUBATION Preparing for a successful hatch.

Growing food for Chickens

Mary Larham explores some crops to grow on your holding…

5 mins

Poultry in the garden – the truth!

Jo-Jane Buxton shares her experiences

2 mins

The British Waterfowl Association

Which came first, the goose or the egg?

3 mins

WHY FIT A FAN IN AN INCUBATOR?

Brinsea Products, the Incubation Specialists explain the difference between still air and forced draught

8 mins

Incubating turkey eggs

Janice Houghton-Wallace looks at broody turkeys and artificial incubation

4 mins

Chicken nesting box herbs

Diana Clauss owns The Blue Feather Farm, in St Cloud, Florida, home to chickens, ducks, goats, and Anatolian Shepherd dogs.

4 mins

Incubate in January?

Jessica Wombwell says plan the breeding

5 mins

Andy's DIARY

Andy emphases the importance of keeping out damp and wet but allowing ventilation even in cold weather

5 mins

Feeding for Breeding

It may be winter, but as Joanna Palmer, nutritionist for Smallholder Range explains, now’s the time to get your flock in tiptop shape and plan ahead for a successful breeding season next spring.

3 mins

A chick named Cuckoo raised by a duck!

Chris Hammacott and her husband live on a small croft in the Outer Hebrides, they keep a ‘no kill’ flock or rare and rescue sheep which they use to spin and weave rugs. They also share the 8 acres with hens, ducks, cats and 9 rescue pugs.

7 mins

Feathers For Fun

Janice Houghton-Wallace says use those feathers for Christmas gifts

4 mins

Coping With The Big Chill

Liz Fairbrother gives some pointers for poultry care in the winter

7 mins

Breeds In Brief - The Ko Shamo

Stuart Kay admires a distinctive fowl

4 mins

Buying Your Electric Poultry Netting Kit

A fox attack can happen at any time. We would all love our hens to free range but with Mr Fox and other predators on the prowl that is not always possible.

4 mins

Andy's Diary

The end of the year is always a time for reflection on the year gone and preparation for the breeding season to come.

5 mins

Light For Eggs

ALAN HOLTHAM says laying hens can benefit from a low cost extension of daylight

7 mins

Andy's Diary

Autumn is always a time when I realise that I am not as organised as I should be.

5 mins

The Christmas Goose

Wet summer bodes well for Christmas goose

2 mins

Indian Runner Ducks

Where did Indian Runner ducks come from? from the Dutch East Indies, not India, says CHRIS ASHTON

5 mins

The Late Autumn And Early Winter Is A Great Time For Shows

Why not visit one near you? Plus reports and pics from shows and sales.

2 mins

Welcome To Winter!

GILLIAN COOPER says make it easy for yourself – and your poultry​

6 mins

Avian Influenza: UK Now Diseasefree But Chief Vet Urges Vigilance

The UK now meets international requirements to declare freedom from Avian Influenza, as the chief vet urges continued vigilance.

3 mins

Andy's Diary

Keeping order in the poultry pens; telling the sexes and mobile mowers are all part of early summer plans

3 mins

Poultry For The Table And Market Versus Fancy Fowls (1891 And Now)

Fred Hams says this is as true now as it was then.

4 mins

Organising A Poultry Show

Janice Houghton-Wallace explains about what is involved

4 mins

Avian Influenza -The Future

Experienced poultry vet, David Parsons, MRCVS, explains some of the health-related consequences of prolonged confinement, and how to deal with them

4 mins

The Question Of Quarantine

Many people buy from shows and sales – Paul Donvan considers what you should do when you get them home?

9 mins

Andy's Diary

At this time of year most of my attention is devoted to trying to ensure a successful breeding season for 2018.

7 mins

Indian Runner Ducks

The Indian Runner Duck Association becomes the Indian Runner Duck Club - Secretary Christine Ashton www.runnerduck.net

5 mins

Feeding For Late Summer/Early Autumn

JOANNA PALMER, nutritionist for Smallholder Range looks at the importance of meeting your hens’ nutritional needs as the seasons change.

4 mins

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Practical Poultry Magazine Description:

Practical Poultry magazine is the UK's best-selling chicken magazine. It is an informative monthly magazine that caters for enthusiasts at all levels from beginners with just a few chickens to established breeders working on small scale commercial production. It is packed with helpful advice from incubation to housing, feeds to breeding and shows. If you keep poultry, you need to read Practical Poultry magazine.