If we could avoid it, we probably would but dispatching a chicken is something every chicken breeder really needs to know as an unavoidable part of their repertoire. If you’re …
The second in our series on breeding Cream Legbars is a really illuminating conversation with the experienced British breeder Emma Middleton. Emma explains in detail how to tell whether you …
Horse breeding and chicken breeding may seem like completely different endeavours but it turns out they have quite a bit in common. And of course they’re underpinned by the same …
Worms are frequently the chief suspect when a backyard chicken gets sick. But how often are they actually to blame? This is the starting point for my conversation with poultry …
Cream Legbars are one of the most sought-after chicken varieties among those of us who love coloured eggs. They’re also one of the more complicated chickens to breed well. That’s …
If you’ve ever needed help with or had a question about a Brinsea-brand incubator, Loi Truong is the man who will have come to your rescue. One of the loveliest …
From 20 chickens as a homeschooling project at the age of 8 to a million dollar business with 5000 chickens, certified organic. As the brains and the brawn behind Madelaine’s …
Alf Woods is a singular figure within the Australian poultry community and someone who, in show circles, truly needs no introduction. He went to his first show at the age …
As I was researching the cover story for the debut issue of Chook Journal, I kept uncovering question after question. It wasn’t until I met Paul Rodgers that the answers …
Jeff Mattocks deserves an award for services to the poultry community, worldwide. He’s so much more than a poultry nutritionist. In this conversation, he describes the brooder trick the world’s best …