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I use a dog crate - but you have to remove the plastic base (they slide around on it and can hurt themselves). I put down a dust sheet in the boot (to catch straw etc) then some plastic, the crate and an inch of straw inside the crate. They can grip the floor then and any 'wet ones' get...

Thanks for the information Foxy / Dorinda I appreciate it. I am adding the breeds pages to the new website and updating some of the information as I go. I've just about reached the Faverolles page so I will update it with the French and German info and that some will use double pen mating...

I had an email from Jo Barlow, a friend of mine last night: "I have just got back from rehoming 700 hens today. Biggest rehoming in Cornwall. Amazing amount of girls. With last weeks 450 and next weeks 300-400 we are almost at 1500 in December. Still thousands going to slaughter but it is an...

Hello all, I've been talking with some Germans about Faverolles and I'm trying to make sure I have my facts and understanding right. The Deutscher Lachshünner or German Faverolles was (I'm told) split from the French and the British as early as 1905 into a seperate Breed. The German Bantam...

Hello All, I took some photos at the National (umm about 500 that I have reduced down to 150 reasonable photos!). The link below takes you to 132 of these photos which I have uploaded onto the poultrykeeper Facebook page. There are far too many to put on here... :roll: I hope you like them...

Just to remind you that the BWA National is taking place tomorrow. It's a great show for waterfowl enthusiasts and there are always bargains to be had in the sale pens. The venue has changed this year - so don't go heading off to Solihul... It's going to be held at Warwickshire College. More...

These were my original pair of Black Indian Runners that I bout around 2004 / 5

Here's a photo of the youngsters...

Unless this is a secondary infection caused after a weakening by Blackhead then I'd still say Myco. Yes, Turkeys can get Mycoplasma and so can Ducks / Geese /Pheasants / Partridge / Quail. Mycoplasmas are species specific so your Turkeys / Chickens should not get cross infected. The organisms...

Sounds like Mycoplasma Galliscepticum to me. Treatment is the same though - you can't get rid of it, just the secondary infection which comes out as infection in the upper respiritory tract / the symptoms you're seeing. You will need to visit a poultry vet for a propper diagnosis and they will...

I know it sounds obvious but could it be the other bird feather picking? Have you seen him remove the feathers himself? The only other thing I can think of is depluming itch mite but this is very rare and I don't know a great deal about it.

Turkeys are 'breed of the month' for June... if you keep or have anything interesting to say about the varieties of Turkey available then pop over to this post: http://poultrykeeperforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=4079 :-)17

I thought you might like to see this photo of a Norfolk Black Turkey that townknowl sent to me by email yesterday. She said "These goslings are very tuned in to their mother's noises. She is a very protective and careful mother."

Hi all, Last year I sponsored Sophie to do the 3 peaks challenge when she raised £2000 for the British Hen Welfare Trust. This year, she has contacted me with details of her new fundraising adventure.... It's called One Little Egg. You can read about it in this article She is doing really...

The British Waterfowl Association has just launched a new 'birds for sale' section to their website. This is a place where BWA members can advertise any waterfowl they may want to sell (you don't have to be a member to browse or buy of course!) Simply visit...

A couple of weeks ago I received an email from Jed Dwight, the Belgium Bantam Club Newsletter editor and a number of photos. I have added these to the Belgium Bantams section - although I have not yet written the breed infomation for this page, you will see lower down the page the links to the...

This tab... Hope you find it.. Tim

There is a legal guideline that covers medicines prescribed to pets called "The Cascade" that states that authorised medicines must be used where possible but it gives Vets the flexibility to use other medications in situations where an authorised product is not available. This is how the...

Yes, indeed! I will need to learn about them too :D Tim

Hi Germancall. Thanks for the link... I am hoping to take a photo (or have someone take a photo for me) of Leine Ganse for this page: Breeds of Geese. You can see the sort of photo I am looking for... I am trying to cover all of the main breeds in Europe but there are still a few to go...