January 9, 2014
Spoilt rotten!
A trio of hens have become fully-fledged members of a family in East Sussex
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Poultry
January 9, 2014
Why is straw being kicked out?
My 10-year-old daughter’s three chickens live in an Omlet Eglu. We have used straw to fill the nest box with no problems, until recently, that is. Suddenly, the straw was being kicked out of the…
January 9, 2014
Bedding for bantams
Currently I use compacted and chopped straw as bedding for my five Wyandotte bantams. Being the editor of a local magazine, however, I always have bags of finely-shredded paper easily available. Is there any reason…
January 9, 2014
Egg tooth uses
I know the egg tooth is used by a chick to break out of the actual shell, but does it have any other purposes?
January 9, 2014
Heavyweight contest
I am looking to keep four to six chickens and although they will all be heavyweight breeds, I hadn’t intended to have more than one of each breed. I’ve been told that this is a…
October 14, 2013
Can chickens cope with snow?
We are in our first year of keeping chickens and with winter around the corner we wondered how they cope with snow? Kelly Bradley, Stevenage
October 10, 2013
mEGGa competition to celebrate World Egg Day and Help a Hen!
Your Chickens has teamed up with Omlet for a great competition to celebrate World Egg Day
October 5, 2013
The perfect perch
Julie Moore discovers that a non-rounded stable and softer perch is more desirable for the welfare of modern day hens
October 4, 2013
FRIENDS
The one when domestic chickens definitely do form friendships...
October 3, 2013
Health is the key
If you want healthy eggs and healthy chicks, you must have healthy hens. Sounds simple, but not all hen keepers seem aware of this. Julie Moore explains
September 18, 2013
Meet the Henshioners!
SEPT 18, 2013: Older people in the Gateshead area have got the chicken keeping bug in a big way – thanks to an initiative called HenPower
