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Introduction

Whether you live in town or in the country keeping chickens has many benefits; fresh eggs, great pets, bug control and composting.

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Poultry Housing

A chook house should provide hens  with a place to sleep (roost) and a place to lay eggs. It should offer protection from the elements...

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Chicken Feed

Feeding your chickens quality feed is the way to achieve healthy, happy, productive hens. What you put in is what you get out!

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Hen Healthcare

Chickens are no different to humans and are susceptible to illness and disease. Take time to monitor the daily health and...

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Pecking Order

It is very important when keeping poultry to be aware of how the pecking order works within a flock.

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Broodiness

It is perfectly natural for hens to go broody. It is in their genes! The heritage heavy breeds are more inclined to do so than the light breeds.

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Hatching Eggs

Buying in hatching eggs is the most economical way of starting or adding to your existing flock. Day old chicks if not raised under...

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Raising Chicks

Chicks can either be hatched from fertile eggs in an incubator or under a broody hen or purchased as day olds from a breeder.

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Meat Birds

We have been growing on our heavy breed cockerels for some time now and processing them for the table. They make an excellent...