April 25, 2014
Is this a case of egg-binding?
Q - One of my hens showed signs of what I thought was egg-binding. She spent a lot of time on the nest and, when outside, she sat with lowered tail and rear end yet…
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Country Smallholding
April 25, 2014
Are these deformities common?
Q- I’ve recently seen an article about ‘Jake the peg’, the five-legged lamb born on a farm in Northamptonshire, and was wondering if deformities like this are common?
April 25, 2014
My hen laid a strange egg
Q - One of my older hens produced a strange 'capsule shaped' egg. It had a complete circular band and, to all appearances, looked like two half eggs joined together. The egg was 8.5 cm…
April 25, 2014
Keeping livestock: an introduction
Guidance from Robert Jeffery of NewLandOwner, who specialise in helping smallholders get started
April 25, 2014
Chicks suffering from neurological problems
Over the past six months my Silkies have had sporadic cases of neurological problems in some of the six to eight week old chicks. I have a new brooder unit but I am having problems…
April 25, 2014
Creatures great and small
AUG 20, 2013: Fancy embarking on the ‘good life’ in the city? Liz Shankland meets a vicar and his family doing just that
April 25, 2014
Make room for bees
Anna Chambers would like to encourage people to look after bees in their garden, no matter how small it is (and not just honeybees)
April 25, 2014
Can I collect weaners like this?
Q- I am buying some weaner pigs to fatten. Can I collect them in the back of an estate car within a dog crate that can be cleaned and disinfected afterwards? I’m planning to contain…
April 25, 2014
Bald patches
We acquired three Leghorns and three Warrens a couple of weeks ago and noticed yesterday that the gang leader, the older Leghorn, has a couple of bald patches on the back of her head. She’s…
April 25, 2014
How long will battery hens live?
I am thinking of taking on some ex-battery hens. How old are they when they come out of the battery cages and how long will they live after that, on average? I would love to…
April 25, 2014
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