 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 Allen & Page
products or advice on feeding please call the Allen &
Page Smallholder Club FREE on 0800 0281496.
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