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Health and Diseases & The Poultry Club

WebPositive signs of good health in poultry include: Dry nostrils. Red face & comb (although some breeds have a naturally dark face & comb) Bright eyes (colour varies with breed) …

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Incubation & The Poultry Club

WebA newly laid egg needs to be incubated (kept warm) at a constant temperature of about 40°C during the gestation period. The hen will do this naturally if she has gone 'broody', …

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Orloff & The Poultry Club

WebSome were taken to Moscow and renamed by Count Orloff Techesmensky. From Russia they became known to British, Dutch and German poultry experts in the 1880s and …

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Preparing for a Show & The Poultry Club

WebBefore the Show. Every bird will need its feet and legs thoroughly scrubbed clean in warm water before showing. A cocktail stick or nail file can be used to very carefully and gently …

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Autosexing: Welbar & The Poultry Club

WebAutosexing: Welbar. A breed now attracting a certain amount of interest, the Welbar was created not by the team at Cambridge but by a Mr Humphreys from Devon. Chicks were …

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Rhode Island Red & The Poultry Club

WebIn December 1898, the Rhode Island Red Club of America held its first meeting. In 1904, the single comb variety was admitted to the American Poultry Association of Perfection, …

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Biosecurity for Free Range Poultry & The Poultry Club

WebBiosecurity is an essential practice for free range poultry keepers to protect their flocks from potential disease outbreaks. Free range poultry is particularly vulnerable to diseases as …

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Modern Game & The Poultry Club

WebChickens. Hard Feather. Modern Game. By the introduction of Malay crosses, and with the skill of British fanciers, the Modern Game Fowl was evolved. Black-red, duckwings, …

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Rouen Clair & The Poultry Club

WebThe Rouen Clair is a modern development of the traditional Mallard-coloured ducks from the Rouen area of France. It is distinguished from the Rouen foncé by the pale (Isabelle …

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Silver Appleyard & The Poultry Club

WebOriginated by Reginald Appleyard in the mid-twentieth century, the Silver Appleyard was developed as a layer of ‘lots of big white eggs’ and as a white-skinned table bird that …

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Booted & The Poultry Club

WebThere has been a revival of interest in the UK since then, and, in 2014, the Booted Bantam Society UK was formed by an interested group of breeders from within the Rare Poultry …

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Aylesbury & The Poultry Club

WebThe Aylesbury was a leading waterfowl exhibit in the first National Poultry Show held at the London Zoological Gardens in June 1845. This was the beginning of live poultry …

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Araucana & The Poultry Club

WebThe Araucana breed Standard in the British Isles is generally as envisaged by George Malcolm, who created the true-breeding lavender Araucana, among other colours, in …

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Housing, Equipment and Feed & The Poultry Club

WebLight breeds start to lay at about 5 months and heavier breeds at about 6 months. Large fowl will eat about 4-6oz (110-170g) per day, bantams need around 2-3oz (50-85g), according …

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Asil & The Poultry Club

WebThe Asil is probably the oldest known breed of gamefowl, having been bred in India for its fighting qualities for over 2,000 years. The name Asil is derived from Arabic and means …

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Welsh Harlequin & The Poultry Club

WebWelsh Harlequin. Originally bred by Group Captain Leslie Bonnet at the end of the Second World War, the breed owes its existence to a chance production of two mutations …

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Biosecurity Information for Poultry Gatherings Participants

WebTitle: Microsoft Word - 4 Biosecurity Information for Participants V9 30-08-21.docx Author: Jon.Grubb Created Date: 9/6/2021 11:15:34 AM

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Harvey Speckled & The Poultry Club

WebHarvey Speckled. A speckled turkey developed in the late twentieth century by Mr. D.C. Harvey of Cornwall, England. Initially bred as a light commercial bird. Standard passed …

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GUIDELINES FOR THE KEEPING OF COCKERELS

WebGeneral Secretary/Treasurer: Mrs Kate Dickinson Chattlehope House, Catcelugh, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE19 1TY E-mail: [email protected]; Website: www.poultryclub.org

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