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To perch or not to perch?

We seem to have been getting some conflicting advice here at Poultry World. The recent opinion from the Farm Animal Welfare Council on bone breakages says that England and Wales should come into line with Northern Ireland and Scotland, and introduce aerial perches, as these encourage bird activity and...

Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by phil clarke on Fri, Dec 17 2010
USA egg industry looks to UK

The massive egg recall currently going on in the USA is sure to shake the egg industry, and possible food production as a whole, right to its core making food safety becomes a bigger focus for the government and consumers. But the good new is the Americans are looking across the ditch to the UK experience...

Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by scott casey on Wed, Aug 25 2010
Poultry theft on the increase?

I was in my local TV dealer in Sussex last weekend, buying an HTMI cable, and the conversation got round to the subject of poultry (as it does). It turned out his daughter had had three of her prized Light Sussex bantams nicked the night before from their coop at the back of the shop. An old friend of...

Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by phil clarke on Tue, Aug 3 2010
High Liners

I have a number of point of lay highliners (14 weeks old)for sale and ready to go in the next week. I am based in the Staffordshire Moorlands but can also deliver depending on the number purchased. Tel 07977517788.

Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by matyb on Mon, Jun 14 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: How do i cut the chickens toe nails?

Scissors are very unsuitable for cutting the rounded nails of birds and animas, Bill. There is too much side-to-side crushing action, which causes more pain and risks causing ascending cracks and ascending infections. You can buy a pair of proper pet-nail clippers from a petshop or vet, which cut with...

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
Re: Chicken Production Costings

Some useful comparative production figures for laying hens in intensive and free-range production systems have just been published, covering... Body weight at 18 weeks (kg) Bodyweight at 72 weeks (kg) Age at 50% production (wks) Age at peak production (wks) Peak production (%) Hen-day eggs to 72 weeks...

Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by HolisticHealth on Fri, Sep 25 2009
Re: red mite help please

I have kept a few hens for 8 years now and they have recently become infested with red mite for the 1st time. I am working through the gamut of treatments for the birds and the house, but what about the ground? and the old bedding? I know the mites can live for 36 weeks away from the hens, and that they...

Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by dancing kate on Wed, Aug 12 2009
Poultry Post-mortems & Meat Inspections

I have just discovered that there is now an updated and expanded edition of the popular guidebook on health inspection of poultry carcases "Poultry Inspection: Anatomy, Physiology and Disease Conditions": http://www.Amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1904761534/pigdiseaseinfo0c If you are not familiar...

Posted to Poultry Platform (Forum) by HolisticHealth on Sun, Jan 11 2009

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