September 5, 2011
Breath of life
Victoria Roberts looks at the chicken’s respiratory system and common problems
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Poultry
September 5, 2011
SKIN AND FEATHERS
VICTORIA ROBERTS looks at conditions that can affect your hens, and how to deal with them
September 5, 2011
Why has egg production slumped?
Our 15 hybrids, five Rhode Island Reds, five Light Sussex and five Bluebelles, have gone from laying up to 22 eggs a day to just seven. Housing and feed conditions have not changed and the…
August 31, 2011
Why do my eggs have blood spots in them?
Steve Coe, Ringwood
August 31, 2011
Why do we have a pecking problem?
Ever since we’ve had our four girls we’ve had a problem with pecking. I’ve tried anti-pecking spray and we built them a bigger run. Lately, we’ve been letting them out into an enclosed area of…
August 31, 2011
Getting in a flap trying to hold hens
Despite reading books/magazines and asking online, I still am none the wiser about how to hold my hens! I lift them with a hand each side of their body, but cannot lift them and hold…
August 31, 2011
Do chickens attract rats?
My neighbours say that my chickens will attract rats. What can I do to stop them? Paul Spencer, Newcastle
August 31, 2011
What is wrong with our bald-bottomed bird?
We have just got three hens, one of which has a bald bottom. Her vent has got pecked and bled, so we have put on some spray which has stopped the pecking, but where she…
August 17, 2011
Dig it!
Leafy veg can be good for you and your chickens, and so are ideal for a small garden
August 17, 2011
Hens about the house
A family from Northamptonshire allow their hens into their house. The birds even seem to want to help the children with their homework!
August 17, 2011
Current trend
More and more henkeepers are using electric fencing to surround their flock, which is not as shocking as you think
