Practical Poultry
September 2015
The world's bestselling specialist poultry magazine.
Inside the September 2015 issue of Practical Poultry...
Buying guide: Sumatra
Ideal for the discerning keeper, this
exotic breed offers an attractive
challenge
Andy’s diary
Tackling those niggly jobs around the
chicken pen before the weather turns
The Gallery
A bumper batch of your poultry
favourites caught on camera
Feather facts
You may imagine that all feathers are
much about the same, but they’re not,
as Paul Donovan explains
30-minute guide:
Chicken types
Our whistle-stop introduction to the
basic chicken type classifi cations
Every little helps!
How to sell your surplus eggs and
make a bit of cash to help cover
your chicken feed bills
Get it right
How to buy the best birds you can and
avoid costly mistakes
Natural solution
We investigate the power of garlic, and
how it can benefi t your birds
Chicken blog
This is the fi nal tale from Trish
Colton’s back garden fl ock
Life-savers!
BHWT founder Jane Howorth
describes a day in the life of one of
its volunteers
A Bresse of fresh air!
Fred Hams discusses the potential
usefulness of the French La Bresse
Chicken-friendly vets listing
Disease issues
Poultry vet David Parsons explains
the health risks faced by birds
attending poultry shows
Poultry Q&A's
More of your chicken-related
problems solved
Careful cutting
Learn how to trim beaks, claws and
spurs properly and safely
Breeders Directory
It’s still the UK’s biggest and best!
...and much more!!
Inside the September 2015 issue of Practical Poultry...
Buying guide: Sumatra
Ideal for the discerning keeper, thi....