October 4, 2011
Gardening clubs thriving
October 4, 2011: A new survey from the Royal Horticultural Society shows increasing numbers of gardeners are joining gardening clubs with over a quarter of a million people in the UK now belonging to one…
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October 4, 2011
Winter Fair draws near
October 4, 2011: Livestock schedules for this year’s two-day Royal Welsh Winter Fair have gone out to 5,000 potential exhibitors at the event which takes place on the showground at Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, on November…
October 4, 2011
Liz’s Tamworth a pig champion
October 4, 2011: Country Smallholding writer Liz Shankland is celebrating after one of her sows - Audrey - won the title Tamworth Champion of Champions, making her the best Tamworth in the UK.
September 18, 2011
Lack of laying eggs-plained
Why have my hens stopped laying is a very common question. Julie Moore identifies some of the causes
September 17, 2011
A mite-y problem
Read mite is one of the main threats to your chickens. New Your Chickens writer Terry Beebe advises how to avoid it
September 16, 2011
COLLECTING
Collecting chicken-related memorabilia is catching on in a big way. Your Chickens writer Terry Beebe, an avid collector, explains
September 16, 2011
Nestbox not XBox
Chickens are proving more than a match for games consoles for the attention of the three boys in the Richards family, as Rachel Lovell reports
September 15, 2011
Make a show
To launch a new series on showing chickens, Grant Brereton eases readers into the fascinating world of exhibition birds. In forthcoming issues, Grant will cover many aspects of the hobby, such as breeding, selecting and…
September 15, 2011
UNDERSTAND your chickens
Spend an hour or so quietly observing your chickens, and you will learn a great deal about their behaviour. You will probably be amazed at how sophisticated it is. Francine Raymond reports
September 5, 2011
Why won’t my girls perch?
Alison Bradley, West London
September 5, 2011
How do I stop my cockerel attacking me?
Asks Wendy Marchant, from Cambridge
