Your Chickens - March 2018

In this issue

The Lakenvelder (also known as the Lakenfelder) is a striking looking breed which is both an excellent layer and has very reasonable table qualities. Its belted markings give it a very distinct appearance and it is believed that the breed dates back over 150 years.

A Fabulous FED

Grant Brereton reports from the second big national poultry show of the year, The Federation Championship Show at Stafford

2 mins

Writer's flock

Jeremy Hobson talks to smallholder, chicken keeper and thriller writer Shaun Baines

2 mins

T Is For Types

An eclectic alphabet of chicken facts with a difference.

4 mins

Florrie's feat

Bantam lays two eggs a week in December

1 min

Beaky Faces A Battle

A bantam in Michelle’s flock faces a hard time when her mother dies

2 mins

Bird Flu Is Back

Defra is calling on all poultry keepers to observe strict biosecurity measures as wild birds carrying avian influenza have been found in several areas of the UK

1 min

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Your Chickens Magazine Description:

Your Chickens is a magazine for the back garden chicken keeper. Full of tips, advice and real life stories of people who have joined the chicken keeping boom. Your Chickens celebrates all that is good about chicken keeping.