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June 24, 2014
Paul and Rebecca Howard, from Northamptonshire, have just started keeping chickens. Their experience is typical of many beginners. Here, Paul, a photographer, writes about the stages in their journey, and expert Andy Cawthray offers comments…
June 23, 2014
Psychologist Dr Nicola Davies ponders the relationship between humans and chickens, and concludes that they are good for us in lots of ways
June 23, 2014
What to do about a broody hen? We have hatched a cunning plan….
June 23, 2014
The chickens and the eggs both come first for pupils at an Essex school
June 18, 2014
Many new chicken keepers worry whether their birds will mix happily with other pets and livestock. Andy Cawthray gives his take on this one
June 2, 2014
Omlet have taken a step up in chicken housing with their latest coop – the Eglu Go UP.
June 2, 2014
Lewana Castle, from Canterbury, tells us about a great idea for a chicken run – under a trampoline!
May 29, 2014
B ack in the ‘old days’ commercial feeds weren’t readily available to the backyard poultry keeper. In fact it was just as well that the current legislation on feeding kitchen scraps to your flock were…
May 28, 2014
Enter the great competition in our June issue
May 21, 2014
Just copy Mother Hen, and you can’t go far wrong
May 20, 2014
Creating an environment that allows chickens to forage for food is more natural, stimulating and healthy, argues Kate Fox
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