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Reports, Results and Photos of Poultry Shows.

 

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Hannover Poultry Show

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BWA National Waterfowl Show

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Stoneleigh, 8th November

 

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The National Poultry Show 2009

Stoneleigh, 28th-29th November


When are the shows? Check our Events Calendar: Poultry Shows 2010. Do you have results or photos of a show you can share?

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Black Rock Chickens are Saved!

Written by Tim Daniels   
Saturday, 22 May 2010 09:37

Black Rock ChickenBlack Rock hybrid chickens are hardy, productive hens that lay up to 280 eggs a year and have been a very popular choice for both smallholders and backyard poultry keepers. Black Rock hens are bred by crossing two very unique strains of Rhode Island Red cockerels with Barred Plymouth Rock hens which have until now come from the Muirfield hatchery in Scotland. For 40 years, Peter and Margaret Siddons have looked after and improved these strains and have distributed day old chicks all over the UK to distributors who have grown and sold them from this age to point of lay.

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Gold and Silver Sex Linkage

Written by Tim Daniels   
Thursday, 06 May 2010 12:15

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 Rhode Island Red X Light Sussex.

Many years ago, a group of scientists in Cambridge discovered that certain characteristics are passed down from parent birds to their sons and not their daughters and vice versa. Some of these characteristics are down colours and markings that can be used to identify male and female chicks when they are hatched. This is a very useful characteristic for commercial or hobby producers of hybrid laying hens, it effectively halves the rearing costs since unwanted cockerels need not be grown on un-necessarily.

Last Updated on Thursday, 06 May 2010 13:01
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The Chicken Manual Book Review

Written by Tim Daniels   
Tuesday, 06 April 2010 00:00

Haynes Chicken Manual (Hardback)

The complete step-by-step guide to keeping chickens

by Laurence Beeken (Author)

  • Publisher: Haynes Publishing
  • Edition Published: 4th Feb 2010
  • Hardback: 200 pages
  • ISBN-10: 1844257290
  • ISBN-13: 978-1844257294
  • Available from: Amazon or via Haynes Online
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I have used some of the excellent Haynes Manuals for fixing my car over the years and after spotting the Haynes Chicken Manual as a new release, I was keen to see what it would be like. Well, I certainly wasn't disappointed, I have found a real gem of a book that has to be one of the best all round books on chickens that I have on my bookcase!
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Keeping Call Ducks

Written by Wendy Thompson   
Monday, 05 April 2010 00:00

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Above: One of Wendy's Apricot Call Ducks

At one time Call Ducks were known as Decoys and were fed or tethered at the entrance to long traps. Their loud calling would entice wild ducks into the traps which would then be caught for commercial use. Calls have been known in Britain since the 1850's and was one of the first six breeds to be standardised in 1865.

Originally bred from the mallard, these little ducks are lively and full of character. They have a small body, short beak and a loud call, especially the girls! Call ducks are talkative and easy to tame although they can use a great deal of your time watching their antics! Drakes usually weigh between 500 and 700 grams whilst the ducks are between 450 and 600 grams.
Last Updated on Monday, 05 April 2010 18:27
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Hen Welfare Charity Backs British Egg Farmers

Written by Jane Keightley - British Hen Welfare Trust   
Tuesday, 30 March 2010 12:16

bhwt-logo-smallDevon-based charity the British Hen Welfare Trust has just announced a change of name to more accurately reflect its pro-British stance.

Formerly known as the ‘Battery Hen Welfare Trust', the charity re-homes commercial laying hens, educates the public about hen welfare and encourages support for the British egg industry.

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Chick Box Plastic Nest Box Review

Written by Tim Daniels   
Saturday, 27 March 2010 00:00

chick-box-1I have built a number of different nest boxes over my years as a poultry keeper, some more successful than others. Too small and they won't use them or you will get broken eggs, too big and they won't use them or they will scatter the eggs, too high and they will roost in them, the list goes on. All of them have had red mite take up residence in the cracks at some point and most of them have had broken eggs in them where a clumsy chicken has trodden on a slightly thinner shelled egg or two. Broken eggs can be a real problem in the coop since the birds soon get a taste for them, which leads to chickens breaking and eating eggs, a vice which can be difficult to stop.

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Janssen Poultry Tonic

Written by Janssen Animal Health   

janssen-poultry-tonicWith lengthening day light many chickens, turkeys and geese should be approaching peak egg production. Although egg production is related to age - with 35-45 weeks being the optimum time for chickens - it is also related to day length. Around 12 hours of daylight or more is needed for hens to produce eggs at a production rate of 90% (or 9 eggs in 10 days), depending on the breed. Producing eggs at this rate can be stressful for birds, so it is important they receive good nutrition at this time.

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The Pleasure of Rehoming Ex Battery Hens

Written by Tim Daniels   
Wednesday, 17 February 2010 00:00
Ex-Battery HensRe-homing a few ex battery hens is an incredibly rewarding experience. Battery hens have never been able to express some of their most natural behaviours; like foraging, scratching the ground or nesting to lay their eggs and seeing them able to do this for the first time is certainly very satisfying. After a few months, these poor, scruffy looking hens that you've re-homed will have re-feathered and be on the look out for worms in your back yard. Apart from the satisfaction of giving these girls their freedom, they will without doubt provide you with hours of entertainment as you watch their funny antics, not forgetting a few fresh eggs along the way!
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