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Growing food for Chickens

Mary Larham explores some crops to grow on your holding…

Poultry in the garden – the truth!

Jo-Jane Buxton shares her experiences

The British Waterfowl Association

Which came first, the goose or the egg?

WHY FIT A FAN IN AN INCUBATOR?

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

Incubating turkey eggs

Janice Houghton-Wallace looks at broody turkeys and artificial incubation

Chicken nesting box herbs

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

Incubate in January?

Jessica Wombwell says plan the breeding

Andy's DIARY

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

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.

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.

Feathers For Fun

Janice Houghton-Wallace says use those feathers for Christmas gifts

Coping With The Big Chill

Liz Fairbrother gives some pointers for poultry care in the winter

Breeds In Brief - The Ko Shamo

Stuart Kay admires a distinctive fowl

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

Andy's Diary

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

Indian Runner Ducks

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

Andy's Diary

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

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

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

Organising A Poultry Show

Janice Houghton-Wallace explains about what is involved

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

The Question Of Quarantine

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

Light For Eggs

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

Andy's Diary

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