September 12, 2012
How can I boost my girls’ egg production?
I have five laying hens of different ages, but I am only getting one to two eggs a day. Is there anything I can do to boost there egg production? Susan Collard, by email
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Country Smallholding
September 12, 2012
SITTING HEN COMING OFF EGGS FOR TOO LONG
Help! My hen, who is sitting on eight eggs, came off her nest for some food and a dust bath and stayed off for at least an hour before she went back. Does this mean…
September 12, 2012
Selling surplus eggs
We have a small flock of eight laying hens that are providing more eggs than we can use. Are there any rules or regulations we need to comply with to sell these eggs to the…
September 12, 2012
Is lawn fungi poisonous?
Will the fungi that appear in lawns at this time of year be harmful to my Pekin bantams? Chris Taylor, by email
September 12, 2012
Throw a HEN PARTY!
Have you ever thought of showing off your hens at a party? Rosie and Clive Coker throw regular parties in their garden in Croydon, south London. Ruth Mansergh, one of their guests, tells the story
September 12, 2012
Chicken LINGO
It’s not just cockerels that make a noise. Hens can too. In fact, they have their own language …. Charlotte Popescu reports
August 28, 2012
Can pigs ever really be PETS?
AUG 28, 2012: Many people can be lured into pig keeping when they are ill-prepared for it, as Liz Shankland explains
August 22, 2012
Hens in unlikely places!
ChickPix is a gallery of your photos showing us the enjoyment you get from your chickens
August 21, 2012
Chick Pix photo gallery
Readers photos of the chickens that make them smile
August 20, 2012
Dog food danger
Your Chickens reader Hazel Patience sent us this story about her greedy chickens
August 20, 2012
My gorgeous girls
Jo Barlow, from Cornwall, has come to love her ex-bats. She tells of her joy as she discovered how each has an individual character. Now she wants to spread the word!
