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In our flock, hens should lay eggs in laying nests lined with clean straw; the eggs should be clean and have intact shells.

In the following article we will discuss rabbit plague – rhd or vhd (viral haemorrhagic disease of rabbits).

Nutrition is a very important influence on performance and subsequent meat quality. In terms of rabbit nutrition, feed restriction is a frequently used manipulation. By restriction we mean a feeding technique in which the feed ration is restricted in some way. A distinction is made between qualitative and quantitative restriction.

The health of your hens is one of the most important things you should look after in your breeding. If a flock is lacking something or has a health problem, it will show up in a drop in laying or a change in behaviour. One such situation is an infestation of bumblebees. How do you…

One of the most common and widespread parasitic diseases of rabbits worldwide is coccidiosis, which is encountered by most breeders in their lifetime and often has high negative economic impacts. It is most commonly found in intensive farms but can also occur in very well cared for rabbits or in wild rabbits.

Chickens are the most numerous bird species in the world, so it’s no wonder you’re stumped on the ideal breed for your backyard. Because everyone needs something a little different – and sometimes, unfortunately, that’s just what a beginner is unable to give his hens if he makes the wrong choice. So how do you…

Believe it or not, every hen keeper will at least once go through that state of despair when they discover a louse or mite on their hen. If this unfortunate event has happened to you, you need not despair. How do you deal with unwelcome guests or, better still, how do you not let them…

Laying hens are, in terms of both numbers and production, the most important group of poultry—and indeed livestock—in small-scale farming. In large-scale production systems, they are clearly defined, consisting of hybrid laying hens used for intensive egg production during a single season. In small backyard flocks, however, both hybrids and a wide range of purebred…

Already at the beginning of winter, it is high time to think about creating optimal conditions to achieve the best possible results in poultry hatching.

The farming of the double-fingered ostrich for the production of feathers, skin meat and eggs began in the mid-19th century in africa. Commercial breeding of the largest flightless bird on the planet began in the 1990s.