Backgarden Chickens & Poultry Blog
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A collection of articles about poultry keeping. Articles cover poultry housing, equipment, and other poultry such as ducks, geese, and quail. Written by John Harrison and Cara Martin.
Backgarden Chickens & Poultry Blog
1M ago
Have you ever had the experience of eagerly anticipating collecting eggs from your chickens only to be disappointed when you open the nesting box and find nothing? It’s a common problem for chicken owners, but don’t despair – there are…
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Backgarden Chickens & Poultry Blog
2M ago
Winter can be a tough time for poultry, with cold temperatures, wet and muddy conditions, and avian flu to contend with.
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Backgarden Chickens & Poultry Blog
7M ago
If you keep your own flock then you’ll know that sometimes you end up with far too many eggs, whilst other times you may see none for weeks. Eggs with their bloom intact will keep on the kitchen side for…
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Backgarden Chickens & Poultry Blog
7M ago
One of the reasons I first started keeping a back garden flock was to have cheaper eggs from hens that lived to higher standards than those in commercial flocks. However, for those debating this I think it is important to…
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Backgarden Chickens & Poultry Blog
10M ago
Our run is all set up for both the Summer Sun and is also ready for any potential Avian Flu Housing Orders this Winter too.
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Backgarden Chickens & Poultry Blog
1y ago
The sun is shining and we’re busy. busy, busy here. In a few weeks we should complete on our new house. The chain has collapsed twice already so this is a huge relief – time now to pack and be…
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Backgarden Chickens & Poultry Blog
1y ago
I don’t know about you, but Avian Flu restrictions year-on-year are really starting to make me think about permanent structures and how to house our hens each Winter when the inevitable bird lockdowns begin. We’re drawing up plans for larger…
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Backgarden Chickens & Poultry Blog
1y ago
The last of the original Charlies passed away in her sleep. I went up to the run and she wasn’t there waiting. Opened the back of the coop and she was lying there, gone. Hybrids commercial layers are generally lovely,…
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Backgarden Chickens & Poultry Blog
1y ago
A very quick blog post to wish you all a Happy New Year! I also had a couple of emails asking about the current Avian Flu situation so thought I’d give a quick recap of where we stand for those…
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Backgarden Chickens & Poultry Blog
1y ago
It hasn’t stopped raining here for the past week. In John’s most recent blog post you can see just how bad it got up at the smallholding. I know in many places they have had it far worse than us…
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