Whilst the regulations to improve the conditions in which battery chickens are kept were approved and voted on by MEPs over ten years ago, the directive is only coming into force in January 2012. From January onwards farmers who keep over 350 chic.. Read More
Poultry, Uk Farming News | 12.18.11 | No Comments
How would you like your chicken to be featured on the cover of 2012's British Free Range Egg Producers Association Calendar? As well as winning you five hundred pounds. And don't worry if your prize hen doesn't quite make it as 'Miss Chicken 2012' th.. Read More
Poultry | 04.2.11 | No Comments
[caption id="attachment_91" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="cockerel given ASBO"][/caption] There have been a number of reported cases of Cockerel owners being issued with ASBO's for noise violations. Most recently the Barton family, who ha.. Read More
Poultry, Smallholdings, Uk Farming News | 01.25.10 | No Comments
For every chicken keeper, trying to stop your egg layers going broody can be a constant battle. Whilst man has done their absolute best to create a species that continuously supplies us with eggs, it is in the hens deepest biology to procreate, and t.. Read More
Poultry | 12.1.09 | 4 Comments
As the world creeps closer to its most disastrous food crisis in history, individuals are becoming ever choosier in when they eat, what they eat and why they eat it. With fossil fuels in decline and seemingly an increase in natural disasters it is on.. Read More
Poultry, Self Sufficiency, Smallholdings | 05.12.09 | No Comments
