Useful Links

Below are some interesting links, places and people we can all learn something from.

Poultry Breeds

• FeatherSite Poultry – An on-line zoological garden of domestic poultry.
• RBST – Securing the future of our rare and native breeds of farm livestock.

Poultry Suppliers

• Skye Pullets – (Donald MacDonald) Tel 01470 572213 – The ‘Hen Man’ of Skye. Can supply various hybrid chicken layers as well as ducks and geese. Will deliver in the Highlands.
• Woodstock Chooks of Orkney – Breeds: Silver Laced Wyandotte, New Hampshire Red, Cuckoo Maran, Mottled Pekin, White Pekin, Black Silkie, Indian Runner Duck. Can also supply hatching eggs. Tel 01856 781276 Sue Wright .
• Cheshire Poultry – Lots of information available, most of it in pdf format so you can easily download. Their hatching eggs consistently perform well for us.
• Gulliver Geese – Suppliers of day old goslings available from April to August. Detailed information on how to rear goslings and geese.

Poultry Supplies

• Solway Feeders – Poultry feeders, drinkers, egg incubators and more.
• Home Farm Fowls – From hatching, to health and housing.
• Chicken Saddles – From the United States. Good quality saddles at less than half price of those sold in the UK. Far more attractive and interesting designs. Worth the 2/3 week delivery time.

Poultry Housing

• Donald MacDonald Tel 01470 572213 – The ‘Hen Man’ of Skye. Can supply quality chicken and goose coops to order. Will deliver in the Highlands.
• Pear Tree Poultry – Good quality housing, feed, bedding and accessories, as well as birds.
• Little Acre Products – A range of poultry housing designed with the smallholder, fancier and garden user in mind.

Poultry Health

• Poultry Diseases & Other Health Problems – Fairly comprehensive list of diseases and their treatment.
• Welp Hatchery – A useful list of poultry diseases with symptoms and prevention/treatment solutions.

Poultry Breed Clubs/Societies

• The Poultry Club of Great Britain – One of the world’s largest poultry clubs. Full of useful interesting information from choosing breeds to a comprehensive advice centre.
• The Dutch Bantam Club – One of the few true bantams.
• The Welsummer Club – The official site of the Welsummer Club.
• British Waterfowl Association – An association of enthusiasts interested in keeping, breeding and conserving all kinds of waterfowl.
• Indian Runner Duck Association – Looks after the health and welfare of this unique duck and to help those people who keep, breed and show pure Indian Runners.
• The Call Duck Association UK – Find out everything you want to know about the Call Duck.
• The Goose Club – The Goose Club is open to anyone in any country who is interested in domestic geese.

Publications

• Broad Leys Publishing – A comprehensive range of poultry books concerning poultry keeping and welfare.
• Practical Poultry Magazine – Magazine dedicated to keepers of chickens, waterfowl and game.
• Fancy Fowl Magazine – Poultry & Waterfowl for showing and pleasure.

Egg Incubators

• Hatch-It Incubators – Online shop for incubators, housing and lots more.
• Brinsea – Incubation specialists online shop.
• The Incubator Shop – One of UK’s largest supplier of egg incubators. Over 100 incubators in stock.

Poultry Forums

• Highland Poultry Adoption – Helping unwanted or surplus poultry throughout the Highlands of Scotland find new caring homes.
• Practical Poultry Forum – Lively forum with lively members.
• The Poultry Site Forum – Active forum covering many topics of interest.
• The Poultry Keeper – The independent forum for poultry keepers.
• Poultry Chat – Large active forum with a very wide variety of topic boards.

Poultry Miscellaneous

• Norfolk Brahmas – The blog of a Norfolk based keeper and breeder of garden hens.
• Machine Rooster – It’s about Life and Death: of Chickens, and the Equality of Things.
• United Poultry Concerns – A sanctuary in Virginia in the States. Promoting the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl.
• Working with the Cock(s) in the Flock – Managing the social aspects of your flock.
• Working with Broody Hens – Let Mama Do It.
• Tips for incubating and raising chicks with a Mother Hen – Very useful for beginners and old hands alike.
• Chicken Fun – A personal experience in career downshifting including poultry keeping.
• The Poultry Guide – Poultry information and advice.
• Battery Hen Welfare Trust – Aims to educate the public about the egg laying industry focussing on battery farming. We re-home battery hens across the UK.
• Allandoo Pheasantry – Breeders of Rare and Ornamental Pheasants inSouthwest Scotland.
• The Free Range Egg Association – All about free range eggs, has newsletter and monthly magazine.
• How to stop your Chickens from being stolen – Stop chickens from being stolen.
• Halfpenny Farm – An animal sanctuary in north-east Scotland. Care for a variety of animals, including poultry.