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Music to lay eggs by

So laying hens like listening to music. That much was made clear in the recent Westminster debate on the impending cage ban, when Montgomery MP Glyn Davies revealed that he played Springsteen to his layers, while shadow agriculture spokesman Huw Irranca-Davies said his preference was for punk. I met...

Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by phil clarke on Thu, Dec 15 2011
Buzzards and other birds...

I was reading the Scottish Egg Producers Market Report the other day and noticed mention of a free-range producer loosing many of his chickens to Buzzards in recent weeks. Is anyone else having trouble with Buzzards, or other birds, and if so what are you doing to combat them? In the report it also talked...

Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by scott casey on Tue, Jun 28 2011
Amazing Chicken Design Project Opportunity

Hi All, I am looking to design a chicken related product for my A2 Level DT project. I am currently looking at solutions to problems that make the poultry keeper's life easier and also bringing modern features to the poultry industry. I would greatly appreciate people giving their views on my project...

Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by LukeS-R on Tue, Jun 21 2011
Re: "Keeping Chickens" on special offer

A useful companion book has just been published this year... " The Profitable Hobby Farm: How to Build a Sustainable Local Foods Business " Description =========== Turn your hobby farm into a successful business! No experience in farming? No problem! The Profitable Hobby Farm gives you all...

Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by HolisticHealth on Wed, Nov 24 2010
Re: Free Range Egg production - is Brachyspira a problem?

Good luck with your survey, Luke, Free Range Egg production is definitely on the up and up! However, UK Vet David Burch has this month posed the question "Brachyspira – is it Spiralling out of Control?" in a new [Nov. 2010] online review at: www.octagon-services.co.uk/poultry.htm What is the...

Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by HolisticHealth on Tue, Nov 23 2010
Re: Causes of Egg-Drop

An increasingly common cause of egg-drop in free-range flocks is Brachyspira infection [ Avian Intestinal Spirochaetosis (AIS)] In a survey in the UK of 222 commercial layer, pullet and breeder farms 74% of the flocks were positive and 25% were associated with the pathogenic strains. When this was broken...

Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by HolisticHealth on Wed, Aug 18 2010
Re: Causes of Egg-Drop

David Burch has now published an illustrated follow-up article on the symptoms,treatment and control of mycoplasma infections in poultry... www.octagon-services.co.uk/articles/poultry/antibiotics.htm Production losses associated with M. gallisepticum Breeder/layer Production effect Egg drop (acute) 10...

Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by HolisticHealth on Sat, Dec 19 2009
Re: no eggs!!!

An excellent way to check if pullets are coming into lay, or indeed, laying away from home, is to slide a hand down the breastbone [underneath the bird], fingertips towards the vent,until 2 or 3 fingers slip between the prominences of the pelvic bones. 2 fingers and stiff pelvic bones indicate no laying...

Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by HolisticHealth on Sat, Dec 19 2009
Causes of Egg-Drop

A useful, newly-published article by UK vet David Burch entitled "Egg Drops - Not So Much a Syndrome, More a Production Failure" details the range of Viruses, Bacteria, Mycoplasmas, Parasites and Management factors that can be involved in "Egg-Drop" problems. He comments: "The...

Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by HolisticHealth on Fri, Sep 25 2009

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