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Here is a link to the National Poultry Show 2009 Results and Photos on the main site. If you have any photos you'd like to add, please PM me and I will add them to the article. Enjoy.

As we near the end of 2009, I wanted to take a moment to wish you all a very happy Christmas. Since the forum has started in May, it has been great to see new people joining with such enthusiasm and commitment to poultry keeping. Have a great Christmas everyone and lets hope 2010 brings us all...

This FAQ provides some information about Crop Problems. 1. Impacted Crop Caused by a blockage in the crop of a bird. This is often caused by tough stems of woody grass that cannot pass from the crop down into the proventriculus. The crop feels full and feels like dough. Check first thing in the...

Hi Everyone, I have started a mailing list - A 'poultrykeeper newsletter' that will normally be sent out quarterly to offer tips for the coming season with news about the latest happenings on the poultrykeeper sites. The first one will go out just before Christmas (Umm hope it all works :? )...

Here we go, have a look at the attached... This shows how Flubenvet (should) kill eggs of the worms....

Today, for the first time, I actually saw a Battey Hens' cage on the Battery Hen Welfare Trust's stand at The National.. When I commented that there was not a lot of room in there for a hen (what else could I say??) I was told "no, there are 4 hens in here".... I've seen the pictures but this...

I will be with Rupert and his 'photo booth' on Sunday, trying to get a few snaps. Probably wearing a poultrykeeper.com rugby shirt (so exclusive, there's only one and that's faded!). That assumes it hasn't faded away in the wash after the last show (top quality merchandise you see :? ) Hope we...

Yes, understand. I imported some Abacots from Germany and have been trying to get a photo of them over the last few weeks to show some people - but haven't been able to with everything that's been going on. The weather has been terrible too. There's no hurry - but if you do get a chance to get...

Just a little reminder that this is the weekend after next! I have been in touch with Jakie, one of the organisers and she mentioned that its the 30th Anniversary Show so each exhibitor is going to get a glass picture frame which will take a postcard size picture. There is a lady there who will...

Hi Ben, Congratulations and well done! I must admit, when I typed it out, I thought 'it must be the Ben Jones on the forum' and it is! Do you have any photos of your Saxony's at home in their 'natural' environment I could put on the Saxony Duck Photos page (where your duck appears of course ;) )

There's usually a menu that has flash options --- somewhere! If you turn the flash off, the shutter speed slows down in order to get enough light through. Then, as the shutter speed slows, movement becomes blurred. It's best to use a tripod but birds do move quite a lot so it doesn't always...

I found it hard to illuminate the birds correctly with a flash so I disabled the flash and tried using a higher ISO (more sensitive to light) but sometimes, the camera seems to have problems focusing correctly, especially on dark / white birds. The idea was to get a faster shutter speed as I was...

Yes, he's great isn't he - my pics are very hit and miss. I have to take about 20 to get a single good one while Rupert waits and clicks once or twice to get his!

I have made some enquiries but unfortunately don't really have a satisfactory answer. The problem is, the only information available from the manufacturer of Flubenvet is a certain quantity added to a certain weight of food. My guess (and it is a guess) is that a bird would normally eat a...

Courtesy of Poultry Photographer Rupert Stephenson, I have put some photos of the DWC show on the poultrykeeper site here: Domestic Waterfowl Club Show 2009 Photos.

Hmm difficult to judge - check for swelling of the pad underneath the foot for Bumblefoot. You can also make sure your perches aren't too high. Tylan can be used for Hock infection caused by Mycoplasmosis - check there are no respiratory problems. It is also used for various other infections...

Good wood isn't cheap, neither are galvanised fittings for the bolts etc. I would say you get what you pay for. Going to a reputable company like Forsham or Flyte So Fancy will give you a house that will last. I built a house suitable for 15 hens last year and the wood (small quantities I...

It's going to take me a while to sort through all of my photos but here is a photo I took of a 'Blau-Gelb' Runner. I thought Blau Gelb were standardised by the BWA as Apricot Trout?

Yes, some of the runners had more dished bills and the heads looked different - eyes further back. I'm no Indian Runner expert but they certainly looked different to what I have seen in the UK. I took lots of photos - as most birds had wide bars on their cages, you could just about squeeze a...

I've just got back from the Hannover Poultry Show and wow - there were loads of waterfowl to see... There were over 600 Indian Runners alone! The judges also have longer to judge - up to 150 birds each but they are specialists in their category. The birds are there for 5 days - by the time you...