Practical Poultry - July - August 2017

In this issue

Advice from the BHWT - Keeping your ex batts (and other hens) healthy and preventing disease.

Dabbling with ducks - The origination of domestic ducks owes most to the wild Mallard.

Organise a poultry show - A show secretary shares her secrets for a sucessful day-to-day and more...

Making A Personal Choice With Poultry Breeds

Sarah-Jayne Bowers explains how a move to Fife infl uenced her choice of chicken breed

3 mins

Andy's Diary

Keeping order in the poultry pens; telling the sexes and mobile mowers are all part of early summer plans

3 mins

The Question Of Quarantine

Many people buy from shows and sales – Paul Donvan considers what you should do when you get them home?

9 mins

Poultry For The Table And Market Versus Fancy Fowls (1891 And Now)

Fred Hams says this is as true now as it was then.

4 mins

Dabbling With Ducks

Chris Ashton examines domestic ducks - how history shapes the present

3 mins

The Majestic Rouen

- a flamboyant wild mallard, developed from the farmyards of northern France. Chris Ashton

6 mins

Organising A Poultry Show

Janice Houghton-Wallace explains about what is involved

4 mins

Avian Influenza -The Future

Experienced poultry vet, David Parsons, MRCVS, explains some of the health-related consequences of prolonged confinement, and how to deal with them

4 mins

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Practical Poultry Magazine Description:

Practical Poultry magazine is the UK's best-selling chicken magazine. It is an informative monthly magazine that caters for enthusiasts at all levels from beginners with just a few chickens to established breeders working on small scale commercial production. It is packed with helpful advice from incubation to housing, feeds to breeding and shows. If you keep poultry, you need to read Practical Poultry magazine.