This is a guide to help you body condition score hens.

This guide will walk you through how to measure pin bones accurately and what the results might mean in relation to whether your in is likely to be ovulating or not. It can be difficult in small flocks of pet hens to know which hens are laying, particularly in winter months when possibly three eggs may be laid by a flock of say four or five hens (depending on breed). Some hens will consistently lay earlier in the morning and others later. This pattern of earlier or later layi

What remote services are available? Health and husbandry advice - coop set-up, heat-stress avoidance, stress reduction during prolonged...

In the UK, there is a complete ban on using any household kitchen waste. There was previously an error on the DEFRA website which...

It’s really important vets and owners are familiar with the clinical signs of avian influenza in hens. A list of clinical signs and...

You must prevent carrying wild bird faeces into your birds enclosures to reduce the risk of transmitting Avian Influenza to them. Those...

Click HERE to watch a video on how to assess your coop and get it ready for a potential housing order...

See the DEFRA website for more information https://www.gov.uk/guidance/avian-influenza-bird-flu#AIPZ When does this apply? When APHA...

Sign up to APHA animal disease alert subscription service Sign up to specific Avian Influenza alerts. They will let you know when and...

Red mites live in the environment, northern fowl mites live on the bird and ticks jump on, feed and drop off again. Here are some photos...

Thank you to Katie Pitman and Wesley Thorne for sharing their expertise with us and helping us learn new methods of controlling red mite...

Thank you very much to James Butcher for a fabulously informative talk on responsible ways to deal with rodents. James's website is...

FREE "hens hints" webinar series Thank you for attending this webinar and to Julian and David from Livetec Solutions Ltd for sharing...

Special guest: Maisie Wake (Chicken Behaviourist) Many thanks to all those who joined us on Saturday night for this free webinar. For...

Join the FREE webinar tomorrow night at 8pm (12th December) to learn more about how to improve the welfare of your birds during the Avian...

Thinking of buying a second hand coop? I am all for recycling but during an avian influenza risk period please think twice and do the...

This webinar was created in 2020 during the prevention zone (NOT during compulsory housing order). If you would like to learn more about...

For the latest situation, to sign up for updates to your phone, and for more advice on how to protect your birds please visit...

As winter approaches, many of us will begin to feed the wild birds in our garden in earnest. I love seeing them in my garden. I have...