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Saddle up your turkeys

12:30pm Sunday 7th February 2010

It's time to protect your hen turkeys from mating damage says Janice Houghton-Wallace

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A natural grass diet for geese

12:40pm Saturday 6th February 2010

Grass is the basic diet for both wild and domesticated geese. The wild birds have greater choice of plant species, and can migrate to follow the growing season for the best bite, but their farm cousins are confined to the same patch. So it is essential, for the health of the domesticated birds, that their pasture is well managed and they have supplementary food.

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Poultry Training Grants Now Available

8:30am Friday 5th February 2010

poultry farmers, smallholders and egg producers throughout the North and Midlands are being offered a new series of poultry training courses, which have substantial grant support.

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Welfare of Gamebirds consultation in Wales

5:40pm Tuesday 26th January 2010

New guidance designed to enhance the protection and welfare of gamebirds reared for sporting purposes in Wales has been issued for consultation by the Welsh Assembly Government. Smallholder has carried articles on raising game birds on a small scale so this will be of interest to readers.

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