March 13, 2014
SKELETAL PROBLEMS
Many skeletal growth problems in chickens are nutritional in origin, so check that birds are getting the correct diet for the age of the birds and stage of production. Other conditions are inherited, so choosing…
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Poultry
March 12, 2014
STRESS in chickens
Chickens suffer stress just as we humans do – and it can have a serious effect on their health
March 12, 2014
Skin problems
Chicken skin is quite thin but firmly attached (unlike mammals’). It contains feather follicles and sensory bristles but no sweat glands. If exposed to the air due to feather loss, the skin turns red –…
March 12, 2014
The chicken saviours
We’ve spread our wings
March 11, 2014
Challenges ahead
With Jo Barlow, who keeps ex-bats in Cornwall
March 11, 2014
Love me, love my hens?
Just how much do you love your hens? Are they purely functional – there to provide a tasty breakfast or a Sunday roast, or do you view your hens as part of the family, to…
March 10, 2014
Learning about life… from chickens
Children at a Cotswolds primary school are learning so much from their hens - and now the parents have got in on the act too
March 10, 2014
That makes sense
Chickens have great vision and hearing to keep them safe from predators. Charlotte Popescu takes a look at their senses
March 10, 2014
Senior service
Just outside of Guildford in Surrey lies the unique Springbok Estate. This peaceful haven of tranquillity has 12 special ‘residents’ who are enriching the lives of the 50 or so people who live there, particularly…
March 8, 2014
FEEDING DANGERS
There are right and wrong ways to feed chickens. Make sure you get it right!
March 7, 2014
Our hen obsession
Hen keeping has become a passion for Sarah Hazebroek and her two small children. Samantha Bowles went to meet them
