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Be wise and back the battery cage ban
Its been 12 years since the EU put in place legislation to ban the use of battery cage systems for poultry, January 2012 marks the point when all EU member countries should have removed caged systems...
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Battery Eggs – The EU & their New Years Resolution
The concept of a New Years Resolution can be crap can’t it? People set off with a vaguely positive intent then in the end, more often than not, it gets forgotten after a couple of weeks and you slink...
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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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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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10 things you wanted to know about chickens but were afraid to ask – 2#
Culling chicks in a backyard or smallholding scenario is something you need to know how to do. You might need to do it because the bird is sick or perhaps as is the truth, it’s a male bird and you...
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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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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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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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10 things you wanted to know about chickens but were afraid to ask – 10#....
La Fleche pullets on the prowl To me chickens are more than simply a provider of meat and eggs, they are also an opportunity to study closely one of the longest standing domesticated species on the...
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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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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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