Smallholder Range Blog
ATTENTION ALL BIRD KEEPERS
The government announced the following guidelines to bird keepers yesterday: Due to a significant increase in AI cases in kept &...
Feeding Goslings
Goslings grow at a phenomenal rate and require balanced nutrition to support this rapid growth and development. What to feed...
Feeding ducklings
Hatching and rearing ducklings is a delightful and rewarding experience and with correct nutrition and good husbandry, your fluffy little...
Urinary Calculi in Ruminant Animals
Small ruminant animals such as sheep and goats can be susceptible to the development of urinary calculi. These are ‘stones’...
Feeding Laying Hens
You may have heard of the phrase “you get out what you put in” well this is certainly true when...
Keeping your hens and ducks cool in the hot weather
Recently, we have been able to enjoy some much warmer temperatures, and with more on the horizon it’s important we...
Chicken Keeping FAQs
One of my hens has laid a tiny egg, about the size of a £1 coin. Is this normal? These...
Feeding the notoriously fussy Pygmy Goat
As most owners will have experienced, pygmy goats are full of individual quirks and characteristics. For example, it is not...
Feeding Baby Chicks to be Healthy Hens
One of the lovely sights of Spring is seeing newly hatched chicks. Whilst raising them is enjoyable and highly rewarding,...
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