Poultry Care Guide

* Poultry need daily care. If you are not able to provide this you must arrange for someone with sufficient knowledge to do so in your absence.
* You must pay particular attention to providing poultry with clean water, sufficient food, and shutting them away at night, safe from predators.
* You do not need a cockerel for hens to lay eggs.
* Hens need to be fed a balanced feed all year round, especially during their first lay or during moult. They cannot achieve laying potential on scraps.
* Your poultry will be healthier if you rotate the land regularly - they should not be kept in a fixed run.
* Poultry are covered by a Welfare Code of Practice, and several regulations.

For more information on Smallholder Range products or advice on feeding please call the Smallholder Club FREE on 01362 822902