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Free-range poultry diseases & disorders

Husbandry of poultry is very much ‘by eye’. Only by spending time around your flock will you pick on potential problems as chickens are very good at disguising illness which is quite possibly a...

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Is the Chicken of Tomorrow Yesterday?

Whilst doing some research recently for an upcoming poultry book I’m involved in writing I was reminded about the “The Chicken-of-tomorrow” contest. For those not familiar with this ‘contest’ you may...

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Fine weather for ducks….

….but perhaps not for chickens. The last week or so it’s been pretty much persisting it down, which whilst it’s no bad thing for the garden or the ducks in the garden, it can have its pluses and...

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The Chicken: a natural history

The Chicken: a natural history   Earlier in the year I was approached by a publishing house to collaborate/contribute to a new book on chickens and after some incredibly tight deadlines, and burning a...

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The Chicken Song – Livin’ in a Cage by Finding Violet

Twitter sure is a curious thing…. not long after my Guardian blog on ‘rescue hens’ was posted on their site Gavin Loughlin dropped me a tweet about a song and video that he has on YouTube. Its a...

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Chicken Keeping: 10 tips for winter

Winter for any animal can present its challenges and it’s no different for chickens and the keepers of chickens. Providing the optimum conditions for your flock is essential and whilst they may not be...

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Chicken Keeping – 10 more tips for the winter

Last year I blogged some hints and tips to help your chickens get through the winter, and whilst it’s true that they can survive without very much additional care, it is with little more attention to...

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Snow can be good

The snow is falling outside and for us its been a few years since we have any of any significance. I use the word ‘significance’ though not in the manner of a weather forecaster, a few inches of snow...

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Blog Sponsors – The Chicken Vet

When I set off writing this blog my aim was try and remain as impartial as possible providing constructive commentary on chickens, ducks and a self-supporting lifestyle. I didn’t want to litter it with...

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“If you like chickens….”

“If you like chickens, are interested in chickens, have chickens, want chickens, live near chickens, or are a chicken – you should get this book.” ….and so the review concluded on Amazon. I felt...

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10 things you wanted to know about chickens but were afraid to ask – 6#

SINGLE CHICK SYNDROME If you set too few eggs in your incubator or it is one with a tiny capacity (yes, there are ones on the market that hold just three eggs), or if upon candling only a 3 or 4 are...

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Feeding Chickens Scraps – a look behind the law

EU legislation states it is illegal to feed your chickens ‘kitchen scraps’ Whilst I can fully understand the reasons behind this legislation at a commercial level, consider this; current legislation...

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Free Chicken Keeping Online Booklet

If you subscribe to this blog, follow me on twitter or have bumped into me when I’m out and about then you might know I write for the poultry press & magazines. It was one of the magazines, namely...

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BBC Countryfile

A couple of blogs ago I mentioned I’d been out a few of the Royal agriculture shows working with The Rare Breeds Survival Trust promoting the UKs rare breed poultry as a part of their 40th Aniversary...

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Feeding scraps & growing your own chicken feed (the way it was)

A couple of posts ago I blogged about my perspective on the EU legislation relating to the feeding of kitchen scraps to your chickens. As a result quite a few people contacted me wanting to know a bit...

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10 things you wanted to know about chickens but were afraid to ask – 7#

Do Dogs & Chickens Mix? If you have ever been to visit me then aside from seeing the various flocks of chickens I keep you will no doubt have met my faithful hound, Mick. Mick has been around for...

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9 out of 10 Birds Prefer a Close Shave

9/10 Birds Prefer a Close Shave It’s true, I have the photo to prove it.   Chickens prefer grass to be short and mowing it so in the area the birds are ranging provides access to the fresh new growth,...

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Chicken Nests

Bird nests come in a wide variety of forms. There are those that build on platforms, others create hanging nests, some are cup shaped huddled away in the shrub, whereas some prefer to use burrows or...

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The Chicken of Tomorrow – under new management?

The Chicken of Tomorrow campaign may be so yesterday but actually a campaign reported today seems to be its reanimation… are we seeing the new chicken of tomorrow bandwagon hitting the high streets?...

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10 things you wanted to know about chickens but were afraid to ask – 9#

More space doesn’t always mean better welfare A stimulating debate was aired recently on BBC Countryfile which then spilt over on to various websites, agriculture press and social media. It wasn’t a...

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