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The Egg Man's got it cracked
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The Egg Man's got it cracked

David Herbert, nicknamed The Egg Man, tells you all you need to know about showing eggs

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July 2018
Slasher Battles On
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Slasher Battles On

Slasher the ancient Araucana is looking good, but looks can be deceptive

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2 mins  |
July 2018
Flock Dynamics: A Guide To Social Hierarchy
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Flock Dynamics: A Guide To Social Hierarchy

Julie Moore takes a look at how the pecking order is established

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5 mins  |
July 2018
In Harmony With Nature
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In Harmony With Nature

Susie Kearley talks to Anya Lautenbach whose home shows her love of gardening and chickens

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7 mins  |
July 2018
Then There Were None...
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Then There Were None...

The Mystery of the Phantom Egg Eater

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2 mins  |
January 2018
Off To Market
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Off To Market

The French love buying chickens at local markets.

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2 mins  |
April 2018
Early Learning
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Early Learning

How chickens adapt, despite lessons from early llife

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2 mins  |
April 2018
Poultry Providers
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Poultry Providers

Kim Stoddart explains the benefits of buying in stock from one of the bigger, national suppliers…

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2 mins  |
April 2018
Drop In Egg Production
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Drop In Egg Production

Drop In Egg Production

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1 min  |
April 2018
Ideal Broody Time
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Ideal Broody Time

Ideal Broody Time

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April 2018
At Last! A New Hen House
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At Last! A New Hen House

Martin upgrades to a recycled plastic coop and run. But all does not go quite according to plan…

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2 mins  |
April 2018
Stop The Cull!
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Stop The Cull!

It is time to end male chick culling, says Jane Howorth, founder of the British Hen Welfare Trust

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April 2018
The Good Eggs!
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The Good Eggs!

The pure breeds developed for egg laying. This month: the Barnevelder

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April 2018
Attracted To Australorps
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Attracted To Australorps

After two decades of breeding and showing, Ian Simpson and his daughter Louise are now the joint secretaries of the Australorp Breed Club

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3 mins  |
May 2018
Bringing Metal To Life
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Bringing Metal To Life

Hamish Mackie’s sculpture work is internationally renowned and includes a cockerel’s head.

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2 mins  |
May 2018
Best For Bedding
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Best For Bedding

Kim Stoddart takes a peek at the vast array of products now available to buy

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3 mins  |
May 2018
The Good Eggs
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The Good Eggs

Pure breeds developed for egg laying. This month: The New Hampshire Red

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2 mins  |
May 2018
Yes, They Do Have Emotions
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Yes, They Do Have Emotions

A great new book about chickens includes a fascinating section about their emotional life. How To Speak Chicken is by Melissa Caughey. Here are some extracts….

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May 2018
The Good Eggs!
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The Good Eggs!

The pure breeds developed for egg laying This month: the Australorp

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2 mins  |
February 2018
A Fabulous FED
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A Fabulous FED

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

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2 mins  |
March 2018
Hens At The Double
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Hens At The Double

Ben and cheryl tompsett have two thriving poultry businesses in kent. They talked to john wright.

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6 mins  |
February 2017
The House That Nat Built
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The House That Nat Built

Nathan Levick is a furniture designer – and a henkeeper. He used his professional skills to create his own chicken house…

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2 mins  |
February 2017
Hen Therapy
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Hen Therapy

Keeping chickens can be good for your health! Emily Pask, from Cambridgeshire, is just one hen keeper who has benefited. 

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2 mins  |
April 2017
Rehomings To Start
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Rehomings To Start

The work of the charity has been hit by the bird flu restrictions. But now things are easing in time for spring.

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2 mins  |
April 2017
Going On Show
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Going On Show

Florrie and her chicks are much admired…

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3 mins  |
November 2017
Wonderful Wyandottes
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Wonderful Wyandottes

Grant Brereton is one of the leading experts on Wyandottes. Here he extols the virtues of this beautiful breed

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September 2017
Holiday Hiccup
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Holiday Hiccup

Things didn’t quite go according to plan when Michelle Dunn took a break from her chickens

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2 mins  |
September 2017
A Time Of Turmoil
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A Time Of Turmoil

Charlotte has to downscale

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3 mins  |
September 2017
Horses And Hens
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Horses And Hens

This month, Jeremy Hobson talks with Joanne Southall-Campbell, a French-living ex-pat, keen showjumper, mounted archery enthusiast and avid chicken keeper

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2 mins  |
September 2017
Fight The Mite
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Fight The Mite

Red mite can be a nightmare for the poultry keeper. Grant Brereton looks at the problem, and our vet, Victoria Roberts, offers some solutions

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7 mins  |
September 2017

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