November 3, 2015
Off to a show ‘The latest from Charlotte Popescu and her chickens’
Jodie and her chicks prove a hit with the children
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November 3, 2015
Effie’s Garden ‘Jo Barlow, from Cornwall, writes about her ex-battery hens’
Jo had plans to reclaim some of her garden for the humans … but it was not to be
November 3, 2015
A perfect breed for the kids
Silkie bantams are a great choice for children. Grant Brereton profiles a family from Wales who have had great success with the breed
November 3, 2015
Laura’s ladies
This month, Jeremy Hobson talks to Laura Basset, co-owner of a Somerset pub, who also happens to be an enthusiastic owner of sheep, pigs, ducks and chickens
November 3, 2015
The wonder of mating
Julie Moore looks at mating and fertilisation in chickens – an amazing feat of nature
November 3, 2015
Deborah’s hen den
For those of you who enjoy the TV series Dragon’s Den, Deborah Meaden will be instantly recognisable as one of the rather fierce ‘inquisitors’. But she has a soft side too, with a love of…
October 20, 2015
Eggs in the woods
John Wright talks to a producer who offers free range woodland eggs in Gloucestershire
October 20, 2015
Preparing soil
In praise of mulching and the no-dig method
October 20, 2015
The value of post mortems
A key tool for diagnosis
October 20, 2015
A question of identity
Liz Shankland, the author of the Haynes Pig Manual, explains an aspect of keeping pigs which often confuses beginners – how to correctly identify your animals.
October 20, 2015
Veggies’ and livestock
Not all smallholders keep animal for food. Debbie Kingsley talked to three vegetarian smallholders to find out more about the livestock they keep and why they keep them
