April 11, 2011
Chickens with class
Henkeeping is all the rage at a Devon school, as Rachel Lovell reports
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April 11, 2011
March 10, 2011
Ideal for newcomers
The Wernlas has been a big influence on my interest in chickens, says Grant Brereton, and I urge you to pay them a visit
March 10, 2011
Got a garden? Then you can keep chickens
It’s possible to keep chickens in any garden
March 10, 2011
What do you call your chickens?
N on-chicken-keeping friends chuckle when we mention Heidi the Appenzeller (from Switzerland), or Violet the lavender Pekin. But, if you have only a few hens in the back garden it is only natural that they…
March 10, 2011
Rare as hens’ teeth
Buying your chickens is one step, but what happens if they fall ill? Liz Shankland finds out about the shortage of specialist chicken vets
March 9, 2011
Sexy Svenson is in the mood
The sap is rising, and Martin Gurdon’s cockerel is responding...
March 3, 2011
Growing up with chickens
Todmorden is Britain’s incredible egg town, where good eggs are being used for education and regeneration
March 3, 2011
Chickens must have their freedoms
Before starting to keep chickens you should be aware that legally, you have a duty of care to them to fulfil their needs. These needs are based on the five freedoms
March 3, 2011
Egg problems
I have a problem with the eggs that my hens are laying. They do not lay very much now, which I was expecting, but when they do the shell is so thin that I often…
March 3, 2011
Best floor covering for hen house
Can you advise me on the best kind of covering for the floor of my chicken shed, I have been told that shavings or sawdust are the best things to use, is this correct?
