November 30, 2015
A time to rest
Charlotte Popescu’s hens take a well-earned break. There have also been some losses…
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Poultry
November 30, 2015
A tricky decision
In this feature series, we are asking our writers to choose their perfect flock for the back garden, one that is attractive, interesting, stable, harmonious and with a good level of egg production. This month:…
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
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 15, 2015
Chicken of Fate
Phil and Lesley Carline had no interest in keeping chickens… until fate stepped in. Now they are hooked. Rob Morris reports
October 15, 2015
Gen up on ILT
This one is a bit of a mouthful: Infectious Laryngotracheitis … but henkeepers need to know about it. Victoria reports
October 15, 2015
Bra-vo, it’s a chick!
Janine has a friend with a novel way of hatching a chick…
