A simple, calculator-style guide to daily feed amounts for laying hens in winter — with a table you can scale by flock size, plus tips to reduce waste (and unwanted visitors).
Frozen drinkers are a winter headache. Here are simple, low-risk setups and routines that keep water available all day plus signs your flock isn't drinking enough.
A printable-style winter checklist for keeping hens comfortable and productive: water, feed, coop setup, bedding, weekly health checks, and what to do when laying slows.
Rheas are impressive, flightless birds that require specialist nutrition and care to thrive on UK smallholdings. From high-protein starter crumb for chicks to fibre-rich adult feeds, this guide covers everything you need to know about feeding, housing, and caring for rheas at every stage of life. Whether you’re new to keeping rheas or looking to optimise your flock’s health, you’ll find practical advice and expert tips throughout.
Introduction Ostriches are the world’s largest birds and, while still relatively rare, are becoming more popular on UK smallholdings and farms. Whether you’re keeping them for meat, eggs, breeding, or simply as impressive additions to your land, providing the right...
Guinea fowl are increasingly popular on UK smallholdings for their unique appearance, tasty eggs, and natural pest control abilities. Whether you’re keeping a small flock for eggs or as garden sentinels, providing the right nutrition and care is key to...
Whether you keep Turkeys on a farm, small holding, the allotment, or simply have a couple of in the back yard, choosing the right feed for your Turkeys is crucial to ensure they have good health and growth into fit...
Whether you keep chickens on a farm, small holding, the allotment, or simply have a couple of chickens in the back yard, choosing the right feed for your chickens is crucial to ensure they have good health and continue to...
