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Growing food for Chickens
Mary Larham explores some crops to grow on your holding…
5 min |
January - February 2020
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Poultry in the garden – the truth!
Jo-Jane Buxton shares her experiences
2 min |
January - February 2020
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The British Waterfowl Association
Which came first, the goose or the egg?
3 min |
January - February 2020
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WHY FIT A FAN IN AN INCUBATOR?
Brinsea Products, the Incubation Specialists explain the difference between still air and forced draught
8 min |
January - February 2020
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Incubating turkey eggs
Janice Houghton-Wallace looks at broody turkeys and artificial incubation
4 min |
January - February 2020
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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 min |
January - February 2020
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Incubate in January?
Jessica Wombwell says plan the breeding
5 min |
January - February 2020
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Andy's DIARY
Andy emphases the importance of keeping out damp and wet but allowing ventilation even in cold weather
5 min |
January - February 2020
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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 min |
January - February 2020
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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 min |
January - February 2020
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Feathers For Fun
Janice Houghton-Wallace says use those feathers for Christmas gifts
4 min |
November - December 2019
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Coping With The Big Chill
Liz Fairbrother gives some pointers for poultry care in the winter
7 min |
November - December 2019
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Breeds In Brief - The Ko Shamo
Stuart Kay admires a distinctive fowl
4 min |
November - December 2019
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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 min |
November - December 2019
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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 min |
November - December 2019
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Andy's Diary
Keeping order in the poultry pens; telling the sexes and mobile mowers are all part of early summer plans
3 min |
July - August 2017
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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 min |
July - August 2017
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Organising A Poultry Show
Janice Houghton-Wallace explains about what is involved
4 min |
July - August 2017
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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 min |
July - August 2017
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The Question Of Quarantine
Many people buy from shows and sales – Paul Donvan considers what you should do when you get them home?
9 min |
July - August 2017
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In The Zone
Joanna Palmer BSc Hons, nutritionist for the Smallholder Range, offers some timely advice to help keep your flock safe and healthy given the threat posed by the latest outbreaks of avian influenza.
3 min |
February 2017
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Important Choices
We highlight a few of the essential decisions that need to be made as newcomers to the hobby plan the arrival of their first chickens.
8 min |
February 2017
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Frozen Solid
Alan Holtham seeks assistance in his annual battle with the frozen drinkers in his chicken pens, but are electric heaters a viable answer?
5 min |
February 2017
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Andalusian
Chris Graham sings the praises of the Andalusian; a really useful breed that, despite its many plus points, remains stubbornly stuck in the wings.
8 min |
Spring 2017
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Running Repairs
After refurbishing his hen housing last month, Alan Holtham switches his expert, practical attention to his chicken runs, and what’s needed to bring those back up to scratch.
8 min |
Spring 2017
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How Are They Doing?
Winter can take its toll on the general health of your chickens, so now’s a great time to take a step back and assess what’s what.
7 min |
Spring 2017
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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 min |
Sept - Oct 2017
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A Visit To Your Local Poultry Show
JANE WOODS says if you’ve never been then you are in for a treat!
3 min |
Sept - Oct 2017
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How Intelligent Is A Chicken?
PAUL DONOVAN explains chickens are far more intelligent than most imagine
9 min |
Sept - Oct 2017
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Cochinisation And Orpingtonisation
Expert poultry man Fred Hams considers the 'utility' features in these pure breeds today – and the so called 'feather duster effect'.
6 min |