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  • Hen Deaths

    We have seen a relatively high number of our free range hens dropping dead over the past couple of weeks. There is no sign of disease and they are from unrelated breeds and different roosts. The only common factor is it seems to happen after windy weather. Are they getting chilled perhaps?
    Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by hareley farmer on Sun, Jan 22 2012

  • Student seeking help...

    I've had another request from a strudent wanting help with a survey if any poultry producers have a spare 10 minutes. Details as follows: "I am a poultry farmer's daughter from Nottinghamshire currently studying in the final year of my degree (BSc Environmental Science) at Newcastle University...
    Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by phil clarke on Fri, Dec 23 2011

  • bio 2

    Feeding time for biodynamic hens.
    Posted to Biodynamic poultry (Gallery) by phil clarke on Wed, Nov 30 2011

  • bio 1

    Hot pursuit - biodynamic chooks give chase at Orchard Eggs, Brambletye Farm, Forest Row.
    Posted to Biodynamic poultry (Gallery) by phil clarke on Wed, Nov 30 2011

  • The worst year of my farming life...

    "The worst year out of my 50 years in the business" is how John Campbell of Glenrath Farms has described the past 12 months as an egg producer, as an oversupply of eggs clashed head on with the rising cost of feed. Has this been the worst year of your farming life? Who's to blame? And wherein...
    Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by phil clarke on Wed, Nov 23 2011

  • Counting the cost of rejects

    The November issue of Poultry World includes an excellent feature from the south-west on the cost of rejects at the slaughterhouse. Many of the solutions rest at farm level - understanding the reasons behind rejects and taking action to prevent them. But I'm often told that some producers are unhappy...
    Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by phil clarke on Tue, Oct 25 2011

  • Farming Futures– Fast Forward to the future

    Author Name: Farming Futures So, it’s happened. Farming Futures, like the iconic friendly local corner shop, is “under new management”. read more
    Posted to Farming Futures Blog (Weblog) by anonymous on Mon, Sep 26 2011

  • Are the banks lending to poultry producers?

    I've heard from some poultry farmers, specifically free-range egg producers, that they are having trouble getting overdrafts or loans from the big banks. Can anybody on the Platform put paid to this?
    Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by scott casey on Wed, Sep 21 2011

  • Re: Rare breeds prices

    [quote user="countryegggirl"]Do any other areas have rare breed sales? [/quote] Not sure where you are in the country, countryegggirl, but there is a massive rare breeds dispersal sale this weekend in Shropshire. As our story explains, the Wernlas Collection will be going under the hammer on...
    Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by phil clarke on Thu, Sep 1 2011

  • Industry Survey: Supporting Community Energy

    Author Name: Jin Park, University of Sussex Researchers at the University of Sussex - Science and Technology Policty Research Unit are studying how community energy can spread and grow and are looking for groups to take part in an online survey of community energy projects. The results will be used to...
    Posted to Farming Futures Blog (Weblog) by anonymous on Wed, Aug 24 2011
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