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November 20, 2012
NOV 20, 2012: Half a million households keeping chickens in Britain pose a major threat to poultry industry and 75% don't comply with regulations on feeding birds kitchen waste, according to a shock report by…
November 15, 2012
Ex-battery hens have some special needs when it comes to health and welfare. Jo Barlow explains
November 2, 2012
Oct 30, 2012: Britain’s beekeepers have endured a desperately difficult summer with average honey yields down to just eight pounds per hive, compared to a yearly average of 30 pounds, according to the results of…
October 26, 2012
Oct 26, 2012; Plant health authorities across the United Kingdom have stepped up their efforts to tackle a new disease of ash trees.
October 23, 2012
Oct 23, 2012: Catherine Ellwood and Amanda Miller, from Gloucester, thoroughly enjoyed their prize in a Country Smallholding competition – a weekend course at Kate Humble’s farm in the Wye Valley, Monmouthshire.
October 17, 2012
Oct 17, 2012: For the burgeoning thrifty smallholder a whole world of fun and money-saving projects await. In our Christmas issue, Kim Stoddart will share some of her ideas for Christmas and the New Year ahead.
September 23, 2012
Last month, Victoria looked at crop problems and choking in the first of a three-part series on digestive disorders. This month she focuses on diarrhoea.
September 22, 2012
Louise Holtom from Northants was keen to get some chickens, and used some guile to persuade her husband Vaughan. He tells the story
September 21, 2012
Chickens spend a lot of time preening their feathers. Julie Moore explains why they do this and why their feathers are so important
September 14, 2012
With Adam Henson
September 13, 2012
I am new to hen keeping and was wondering how often I should worm my hens, and what is the best sort of bedding to use?
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