Poultry Antiques from Veronica Mayhew |
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Written by Tim Daniels
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Sunday, 05 December 2010 07:05 |
 I had a chance to meet Veronica Mayhew at the National Poultry show in Stoneleigh and was able to find out a little more about her business (or rather her passion) for what I would describe as 'poultry antiques'.
Veronica sells antiquarian, old, out of print and new books on poultry - ducks, geese and turkeys, but also includes pheasants, peafowl, guinea fowl, quail and more. Other subjects she covers includes farm livestock, pigeons, cage-birds and domesticated rabbits and rodents but there's far more to Veronica that meets the eye!
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Last Updated on Sunday, 05 December 2010 08:43 |
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Poultry Wormers: Choosing a Poultry Wormer |
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Written by Janssen Animal Health
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Friday, 17 June 2011 08:46 |
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 Most chickens, turkeys and geese should be treated regularly against common poultry worms with poultry wormers. This can be achieved quite simply: many people keeping chickens on a small scale will be using Flubenvet® 1% to worm their chickens. This comes in a 60 gram pack that will treat around 20 chickens, dependant on the size of the birds. Geese can also be treated with a poultry wormer, such as Flubenvet®, as can turkeys – though a different dose rate may be required for different species of birds, so always check the on-pack instructions.
Photo above right: Large Roundworm Ascarida Galli blocking the intestines.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 18 June 2011 06:23 |
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Art Of The Chicken Coop Book Review |
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Written by The Mad Chicken Lady
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Friday, 12 August 2011 00:00 |
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Art of the Chicken Coop (Softback)
by Chris Gleason
- Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing.
- Edition Published: 12th July 2011
- Softback: 160 pages
- ISBN-10: 1565235428
- ISBN-13: 978-1565235427
- Available on Amazon
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One of the biggest expenses when you decide to start keeping chickens is that of the housing. Your chickens may be relatively cheap, but if you're looking to buy a coop you can expect to pay anything from a hundred to several hundred pounds. It can be eye watering, and makes a lie of the 'cheap supply of eggs' waffle spouted by enthusiasts like me. So if you're in any way handy, building your own hen accommodation can be a much more viable alternative. Chris Gleason's 'Art Of The Chicken Coop' attempts to offer some inspiration.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 30 July 2011 09:39 |
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BEC Osprey Feeders Review |
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Written by Tim Daniels
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Sunday, 17 July 2011 09:52 |
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 In March, I took delivery of a large box of feeders from BEC and have been testing them for the last 4 months in a variety of ways. These feeders are sturdy, robust plastic feeders that are manufacturerd in the UK and are certainly built to last. They can have rain hats fitted to them and I tested them with both chickens, ducks of various ages from 5 weeks to adults and varied the locations of the feeders from brooder box to covered and non covered field runs.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 17 July 2011 14:45 |
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Keeping Chickens Month by Month: September |
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Written by The Mad Chicken Lady
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Sunday, 04 September 2011 06:27 |
 As we say goodbye to August, we're also saying goodbye to the British summer. Some of you might well be thinking: what summer?! But here in the midlands it very much made itself known. The last few months have been hot and extremely dry. The chickens have loved this, of course, as the entire flower border has become one giant dust bath. As I've watched various plants lean at alarming angles before finally giving up trying to withstand a bathing chicken, I can't say I'm particularly pleased about it.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 04 September 2011 07:43 |
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