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Table Poultry – Meat Breeds
As we enter the new year a number of people have asked me about that they working with some larger breeds of chicken to provide meat for the table. My first response is that its not the cheapest thing...
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10 things you wanted to know about chickens but were afraid to ask – 1#
Breeding chickens means you will inevitably get cockerels. Options for the cockerels are as follows: Grow them on for the table Sell them as part of a breeding group Sell them to another breeder who is...
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“If you like chickens….”
“If you like chickens, are interested in chickens, have chickens, want chickens, live near chickens, or are a chicken – you should get this book.” ….and so the review concluded on Amazon. I felt...
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Feeding Chickens Scraps – a look behind the law
EU legislation states it is illegal to feed your chickens ‘kitchen scraps’ Whilst I can fully understand the reasons behind this legislation at a commercial level, consider this; current legislation...
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BBC Countryfile
A couple of blogs ago I mentioned I’d been out a few of the Royal agriculture shows working with The Rare Breeds Survival Trust promoting the UKs rare breed poultry as a part of their 40th Aniversary...
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The Chicken of Tomorrow – under new management?
The Chicken of Tomorrow campaign may be so yesterday but actually a campaign reported today seems to be its reanimation… are we seeing the new chicken of tomorrow bandwagon hitting the high streets?...
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Hatching Responsibilities – have you a plan for the unwanted?
Hatching chicks via a broody or an incubator is fascinating. I constantly find it an amazing process both as a biological scientist and a chicken keeper, and I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve...
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Chicken nugget – The Sussex
The Sussex has a long history and could be placed in either the table or the laying sections as certain bloodlines would fit those categories. It does however serve both functions well making it...
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Bag Your Chicken And Separate From Other Foods To Prevent Food Poisoning,...
Bag Your Chicken And Separate From Other Foods To Prevent Food Poisoning, Warn Officials. – as spotted in various newspapers today. Processors are trying to reduce the likelihood of campylobacter...
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Startling Results in Campylobacter Study – The Poultry Site
Startling Results in Campylobacter Study – The Poultry Site. – The survey runs Feb 14 to Feb 15 and cuts across all retailers. It will be interesting to see the results and whether there is any...
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Chicken Breeds… in an egg shell
I think I’ve just about fit them all in there…. anyone want to check if a breed is missing?? ;-)
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BBC News – Infected chickens cause ‘growing concern’
And so it continues…. BBC News – Infected chickens cause ‘growing concern’.
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73% of chickens test positive for campylobacter
Cumulative results published today (26 February 2015) from more than 3,000 fresh chickens tested between February and November 2014, found that 73% tested positive for the presence of campylobacter to...
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How to be a right ‘plucker’
The first few hatches of the year are about due for the table now and a question I’m frequently asked is about plucking the birds and the best way to approach it by hand so here goes. Removing the...
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Campylobacter Biosecurity Infographic
I found this via a Farmers Weekly article and whilst it’s not something that is likely to be needed by small backyard keepers, it is worth remembering that we should ALL practice good biosecurity.
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Campylobacter: tests fail to show organic chicken has higher infection rate |...
Food Standards Agency says its focus is on reducing levels of the bug rather than focusing on farming methods Source: Campylobacter: tests fail to show organic chicken has higher infection rate |...
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RSPCA Assured bans thinning of chickens on supplier farms – Farmers Weekly
Broiler growers producing chicken under the RSPCA Assured label (previously branded Freedom Food) are to be banned from thinning their flocks from 1 Januar Source: RSPCA Assured bans thinning of...
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What goes in must come out – the blindness of backyard poultry keepers?
Smack your chick up? I’m quite vocal at times about the contrast between commercial poultry rearing and small scale or backyard keeping. I can be quite damning about some the legislation because I’m...
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Chicken Nugget – The Dorking
Breed Name: Dorking Region of origin: United Kingdom Profile: The Dorking is a very ancient British breed believed to have its ancestry rooted back in Roman Britain where five-toed Dorking like breeds...
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Farmers left with fowl problem as consumers flock to free range eggs
I was interested to read the below article in the i paper particularly as it resonates with many of the articles I have written on the subject over the years in titles like Country Smallholding,...
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