May 1, 2014
DOING BIRD
Chickens are starting to become popular in prisons. From Edinburgh to Dartmoor, they are having a beneficial effect of those ‘doing bird’
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Poultry
May 1, 2014
TOO SHORT TO FREE RANGE?
I have recently bought some Japanese bantams that have very short legs. A friend told me that they are not suitable to be put outside. I wanted them to be able to have the run…
May 1, 2014
Chicken manure for the garden?
What is the value of chicken manure for the garden? I think we should use it in the vegetable patch, but my husband says chicken manure is too ‘rich’ for it.
April 30, 2014
Health hazards – the weather
Chickens can suffer in both winter and summer. It is important to understand why
April 29, 2014
Time to check your fencing
MAR 11, 2014: It's time to check the fencing on your smallholding. Is everything in order for the coming year?
April 29, 2014
Chickens are now ‘doing bird’
APR 14, 2014: Chickens are starting to become popular in prisons. From Edinburgh to Dartmoor, they are having a beneficial effect on those ‘doing bird’
April 25, 2014
Biosecurity for free-range poultry
Common-sense measures which can be incorporated easily into your daily routine
April 25, 2014
Vets Forum – Bad leg
I have a four week old chick with a bad leg and wondered if anything can be done to help it. The hock joint is slightly larger than on the other leg (I don’t think…
April 25, 2014
Which predator?
I’m having a problem with my Pekins and mixed race small chickens and some cockerels who live in a shed at night. There don’t seem to be any holes for rats to enter, but every…
April 25, 2014
Your poultry questions answered
Oct 17, 2012: Every month one of Britain's leading poultry vets, Victoria Roberts, answers readers' queries in Vet's Forum in Country Smallholding's Poultry magazine. Here is a typical question and answer:
April 25, 2014
Cockerel has no feathers under wings
I have a cockerel of four months old, an Araucana. He has no feathers at all under his wings and back half. They just never grew. The skin is smooth with no stubbs and no…
