The Egg Man's got it cracked

David Herbert, nicknamed The Egg Man, tells you all you need to know about showing eggs

Slasher Battles On

Slasher the ancient Araucana is looking good, but looks can be deceptive

Flock Dynamics: A Guide To Social Hierarchy

Julie Moore takes a look at how the pecking order is established

In Harmony With Nature

Susie Kearley talks to Anya Lautenbach whose home shows her love of gardening and chickens

Then There Were None...

The Mystery of the Phantom Egg Eater

Off To Market

The French love buying chickens at local markets.

Early Learning

How chickens adapt, despite lessons from early llife

Poultry Providers

Kim Stoddart explains the benefits of buying in stock from one of the bigger, national suppliers…

Drop In Egg Production

Drop In Egg Production

Ideal Broody Time

Ideal Broody Time

At Last! A New Hen House

Martin upgrades to a recycled plastic coop and run. But all does not go quite according to plan…

Stop The Cull!

It is time to end male chick culling, says Jane Howorth, founder of the British Hen Welfare Trust

The Good Eggs!

The pure breeds developed for egg laying. This month: the Barnevelder

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

Bringing Metal To Life

Hamish Mackie’s sculpture work is internationally renowned and includes a cockerel’s head.

Best For Bedding

Kim Stoddart takes a peek at the vast array of products now available to buy

The Good Eggs

Pure breeds developed for egg laying. This month: The New Hampshire Red

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….

The Good Eggs!

The pure breeds developed for egg laying This month: the Australorp

A Fabulous FED

Grant Brereton reports from the second big national poultry show of the year, The Federation Championship Show at Stafford

Hens At The Double

Ben and cheryl tompsett have two thriving poultry businesses in kent. They talked to john wright.

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…

Hen Therapy

Keeping chickens can be good for your health! Emily Pask, from Cambridgeshire, is just one hen keeper who has benefited. 

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.

Going On Show

Florrie and her chicks are much admired…

Wonderful Wyandottes

Grant Brereton is one of the leading experts on Wyandottes. Here he extols the virtues of this beautiful breed

Holiday Hiccup

Things didn’t quite go according to plan when Michelle Dunn took a break from her chickens

A Time Of Turmoil

Charlotte has to downscale

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

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