Poultry
Efficient use of nature’s packed lunch
Newly hatched chicks use the packed lunch they bring with them from the egg best if their first meal is postponed. Small yellow chicks chirping…
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Dealing with floor eggs on a free range egg unit
When we meet someone, we sometimes make a comment about that person after they have gone. Maybe you have said something like "Oh, he was a bit of a…
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Sainsbury's reinforces commitment to British cage free
The supermarket Sainsbury’s has declared its commitment to British cage free eggs in a message to the British Free Range Egg Producers Association…
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Eggs stolen in raid on production plant
A reported 12,000 eggs were stolen or destroyed in a raid on an egg production unit in Surrey. Police say that the raid took place late at night ’…
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Egg labelling confusion with Dutch barn eggs
Egg industry leaders in the United Kingdom are concerned that confusion over Dutch egg labelling could result in barn eggs being mistakenly bought as…
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Surge in backyard poultry flocks
The difficult financial climate seems to have helped create a surge in the number of people keeping their own chickens. NFU poultry board chairman…
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Mixed messages from chick placings
Chick placing figures have fallen back again, according to the most up-to-date statistics released by Defra. The figures show that 2.9 million…
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National egg survey shows farmers leaving production
The United Kingdom could lose a large amount of its free range egg production unless market conditions begin to improve. Results of a survey…
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Scotland ready for cage ban
Lochhead insists ’no excuse’ for EU countries not complying after 13 year lead-in With only ten member states on course to meet the EU’s 2012 ban on…
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Training course helps egg producers increase production and profitability
A training programme to help commercial egg producers increase their production and profitability is being held in Cheshire for the first time. The…
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