September 5, 2011
Breath of life
Victoria Roberts looks at the chicken’s respiratory system and common problems
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Country Smallholding
September 5, 2011
SKIN AND FEATHERS
VICTORIA ROBERTS looks at conditions that can affect your hens, and how to deal with them
September 5, 2011
Why has egg production slumped?
Our 15 hybrids, five Rhode Island Reds, five Light Sussex and five Bluebelles, have gone from laying up to 22 eggs a day to just seven. Housing and feed conditions have not changed and the…
August 31, 2011
Why do my eggs have blood spots in them?
Steve Coe, Ringwood
August 31, 2011
Why do we have a pecking problem?
Ever since we’ve had our four girls we’ve had a problem with pecking. I’ve tried anti-pecking spray and we built them a bigger run. Lately, we’ve been letting them out into an enclosed area of…
August 31, 2011
Getting in a flap trying to hold hens
Despite reading books/magazines and asking online, I still am none the wiser about how to hold my hens! I lift them with a hand each side of their body, but cannot lift them and hold…
August 31, 2011
Do chickens attract rats?
My neighbours say that my chickens will attract rats. What can I do to stop them? Paul Spencer, Newcastle
August 31, 2011
What is wrong with our bald-bottomed bird?
We have just got three hens, one of which has a bald bottom. Her vent has got pecked and bled, so we have put on some spray which has stopped the pecking, but where she…
August 19, 2011
Plea to plant more trees
AUG 19, 2011: The Woodland Trust is calling for landowners of all kinds to plant native trees to increase the number of places wildlife can thrive.
August 19, 2011
Farm thefts up by 17%
AUG 19, 2011: Machinery and livestock worth close to £50m was stolen from British farms during 2010, according to a survey by NFU Mutual - a rise of 17% on the previous year.
August 19, 2011
Hedgehogs ‘facing extinction in 15 years’
AUG 19, 2011: Hedgehogs could disappear from Britain within 15 years, a new study has found.
