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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
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
Sara's city hens
This month, Jeremy Hobson meets Sara Ward who has transformed a West London Victorian terrace house into an urban smallholding – complete with 20 hens!
A-Wandering We Will Go
Ex-pat Janine Marsh’s nomad chickens go walkabout
The Good Eggs
The pure breeds developed for egg laying. This month: the Rhode Island Red
Emotive Subject
Jane Howorth, founder of the British Hen Welfare Trust, takes a look at beak-trimming
Bombay Slows Down
Fewer beak to bill encounters with the chickens
W Is For Weather
An eclectic alphabet of chicken facts with a difference. Compiler: Andy Cawthray
Lay, Chicken, Lay
Jo Barlow needed six eggs for a special cake - but was it Mission Impossible for the girls?
My Feathered Pests
There are many garden gremlins but chickens are the worst!
Going Up In The World
Martin’s birds have some new accommodation
Reduce The Risks!
How can henkeepers help to keep their birds safe and minimise the risk of contracting and spreading disease? Grant Brereton spoke to our poultry vet, Victoria Roberts
Are These Lice Dangerous?
Are These Lice Dangerous?
The Good Eggs!
Pure breeds developed for egg laying, with Andy Cawthray.
Sneaky Egg Layers
They should be treasured!
Get Biosecure Bedding
Wood fibre bedding can aid in preventing red mite in poultry.
Get The Feed Right
Advice from Lisa Mancell at Farmgate.
Broody Or Incubator?
Poultry keepers frequently debate the merits of hatching chicks with a broody hen or an incubator. Henkeeper ANNA TWITTO has tried both options and considers the pros and cons.
Charlotte's Poultry
Charlotte Carnegie has built a thriving poultry business in Wiltshire, and has even featured on TV.
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