Feeding Mixed Corn to Chickens
Mixed corn is to chickens what chocolate is to many humans. Irresistible! My girls would be very happy if I…
Red Mite Control Advice
Much as we chicken keepers enjoy the summer months the warmer weather is not without its problems. Possibly the biggest…
Keeping Chickens – A New Dobies Range
Many Dobies customers are now keeping chickens and so we’re launching our own range of everything both needed and wanted.…
Vegetables for Chickens – What to Grow
Vegetables for Chickens – what can you grow for them to enjoy? Gardens and allotments are the home to a…
Winter Chickens – Advice and Care Tips
Winter chickens need a little extra care to remain healthy and happy. Hopefully they laid lots of lovely eggs earlier in the year…
Summer Care for Chickens
Keeping your chickens healthy in summer means allowing them to enjoy warm sunny days without suffering from heat stress. This is…
Herbs for Hens
Longer days mean that those of us lucky enough to be keeping hens in our gardens and on allotments will…
Ideas for the Cutting Garden
With the clocks having gone back yesterday, there was time over an early cup of tea to work my way…
Fruit, Nuts – and Pancakes
Thinking about fruit when walking around almost any supermarket has me realising just how glad I am that years ago…
Chickens are not just for Christmas!
Walking down the garden to let out the hens this morning, I again contemplated their advantages to the gardener as…