Animals-and-Pets
Your Chickens
The Egg Man's got it cracked
David Herbert, nicknamed The Egg Man, tells you all you need to know about showing eggs
5 min |
July 2018
Your Chickens
Slasher Battles On
Slasher the ancient Araucana is looking good, but looks can be deceptive
2 min |
July 2018
Your Chickens
Flock Dynamics: A Guide To Social Hierarchy
Julie Moore takes a look at how the pecking order is established
5 min |
July 2018
Your Chickens
In Harmony With Nature
Susie Kearley talks to Anya Lautenbach whose home shows her love of gardening and chickens
7 min |
July 2018
Your Chickens
Then There Were None...
The Mystery of the Phantom Egg Eater
2 min |
January 2018
Your Chickens
Off To Market
The French love buying chickens at local markets.
2 min |
April 2018
Your Chickens
Early Learning
How chickens adapt, despite lessons from early llife
2 min |
April 2018
Your Chickens
Poultry Providers
Kim Stoddart explains the benefits of buying in stock from one of the bigger, national suppliers…
2 min |
April 2018
Your Chickens
Drop In Egg Production
Drop In Egg Production
1 min |
April 2018
Your Chickens
Ideal Broody Time
Ideal Broody Time
1 min |
April 2018
Your Chickens
At Last! A New Hen House
Martin upgrades to a recycled plastic coop and run. But all does not go quite according to plan…
2 min |
April 2018
Your Chickens
Stop The Cull!
It is time to end male chick culling, says Jane Howorth, founder of the British Hen Welfare Trust
2 min |
April 2018
Your Chickens
The Good Eggs!
The pure breeds developed for egg laying. This month: the Barnevelder
2 min |
April 2018
Your Chickens
Attracted To Australorps
After two decades of breeding and showing, Ian Simpson and his daughter Louise are now the joint secretaries of the Australorp Breed Club
3 min |
May 2018
Your Chickens
Bringing Metal To Life
Hamish Mackie’s sculpture work is internationally renowned and includes a cockerel’s head.
2 min |
May 2018
Your Chickens
Best For Bedding
Kim Stoddart takes a peek at the vast array of products now available to buy
3 min |
May 2018
Your Chickens
The Good Eggs
Pure breeds developed for egg laying. This month: The New Hampshire Red
2 min |
May 2018
Your Chickens
Yes, They Do Have Emotions
A great new book about chickens includes a fascinating section about their emotional life. How To Speak Chicken is by Melissa Caughey. Here are some extracts….
4 min |
May 2018
Your Chickens
The Good Eggs!
The pure breeds developed for egg laying This month: the Australorp
2 min |
February 2018
Your Chickens
A Fabulous FED
Grant Brereton reports from the second big national poultry show of the year, The Federation Championship Show at Stafford
2 min |
March 2018
Your Chickens
Hens At The Double
Ben and cheryl tompsett have two thriving poultry businesses in kent. They talked to john wright.
6 min |
February 2017
Your Chickens
The House That Nat Built
Nathan Levick is a furniture designer – and a henkeeper. He used his professional skills to create his own chicken house…
2 min |
February 2017
Your Chickens
Hen Therapy
Keeping chickens can be good for your health! Emily Pask, from Cambridgeshire, is just one hen keeper who has benefited.
2 min |
April 2017
Your Chickens
Rehomings To Start
The work of the charity has been hit by the bird flu restrictions. But now things are easing in time for spring.
2 min |
April 2017
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Going On Show
Florrie and her chicks are much admired…
3 min |
November 2017
Your Chickens
Wonderful Wyandottes
Grant Brereton is one of the leading experts on Wyandottes. Here he extols the virtues of this beautiful breed
6 min |
September 2017
Your Chickens
Holiday Hiccup
Things didn’t quite go according to plan when Michelle Dunn took a break from her chickens
2 min |
September 2017
Your Chickens
A Time Of Turmoil
Charlotte has to downscale
3 min |
September 2017
Your Chickens
Horses And Hens
This month, Jeremy Hobson talks with Joanne Southall-Campbell, a French-living ex-pat, keen showjumper, mounted archery enthusiast and avid chicken keeper
2 min |
September 2017
Your Chickens
Fight The Mite
Red mite can be a nightmare for the poultry keeper. Grant Brereton looks at the problem, and our vet, Victoria Roberts, offers some solutions
7 min |