Avitrol Plus is an incredibly popular wormer of choice for many poultry keepers due to the fact that it covers pretty much any possible worm that affects chickens/poultry. It also comes in tablet form which many owners prefer to use, making administration relatively straight forward, as well as the reassurance that their chickens/poultry have had […]
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Written by C. de Koning, R. Barekatain, M. Singh, Kelly Drake 2019. Highly adapted plant species suited to low rainfall conditions need to be considered for free-range poultry farms, particularly in marginal rainfall areas. A group of suitable plants are the saltbushes, in particular old man saltbush (Atriplex nummularia) can provide shelter, shade, and possibly forage. The first […]
Regular cleaning of your Dine-a-Chook lubing cups will help to prolong their life and mean that your precious poultry will continue to have an efficiently working water system when they need it… which is pretty much all the time, but I digress… When filling up your chickens water tank or checking the mains pressure system, […]
Whether it be by circumstance, availability or active choice you are now, or thinking about becoming, the proud owners of some new Old Girls. Congratulations! They may not be in the prime of their lives anymore (dependant on breed and where they spent the first eighteen months of their lives) but there is no reason […]
Fermenting food for chickens and poultry keeping has been around for centuries, both in part due to the lack of machinery that made automated processing of livestock feed the norm but also due to the health benefits that it was found to have – for both poultry keepers and their flocks. Fermenting grain is a […]
Brinsea have exceeded expectations of their fantastic EcoGlow brooder range by releasing their new and improved EcoGlow Safety brooder range… but what makes them so safe and energy efficient. Read on for more information…
You will often see on posts in the Chicken-world that someone fed a ‘mash’ or on the labels of Suburban Chooks supplements that they are to be added to ‘damp pellets or mash’ and ask yourself… What is a mash?? It is basically a mix of food that you make for your Flock, containing essentially […]
Winter is the best time to address possible health issues that could affect or delay egg laying come spring time. And it’s a great way to stay warm on a cold day… so get ahead of things by doing these tasks when the sun is shining for a healthier flock and less work in Spring. […]
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