Breeding Cockerel Ratio for Fertile Eggs
A pen can look busy, healthy and well fed, yet still produce poor fertility or hens with bare backs. More often than not, the issue is not the incubator. It is the breeding cockerel ratio. Get the number of hens per male right and you give the cockerel enough...
Egg Bound Chickens: Signs, Causes and What to Do
A hen standing hunched in the nest box, repeatedly straining but producing nothing, needs attention – not a wait-and-see approach. Egg bound chickens can deteriorate quickly, particularly smaller bantams, young pullets laying their first eggs, and older hens...
Chicken Coop Reviews UK Keepers Can Trust
A coop can look tidy in a product photo and still become a wet, awkward mess by the first hard spell of rain. That is why chicken coop reviews are worth reading with a keeper’s eye, not a shopper’s eye. The useful ones tell you whether a house stays dry, shuts...
How to Choose Hatching Eggs That Hatch Well
A disappointing hatch often starts before the incubator is switched on. The temperature may be steady and the turning routine spot on, but neither can rescue eggs from poor breeding stock, rough handling or long, unsuitable storage. If you want healthy chicks and a...