Polish Crested - Beauty, Brains and Rusticity
It's hard to believe that a creature which looks so frou-frou can be anything but ornamental and therefore totally unsuited to a backyard or smallholding but in the following article...read more
Frizzles for a Forest Garden Part 1
In some countries, such as here in France, Frizzles are often viewed as
an individual breed rather than a form of feather mutation, which can
occur across several races...read more
Frizzles for a Forest Garden 2 Behaviour & Emotions
Spike is a fine example of a Polish Frizzle and has also something
which I believe well illustrates the dilemma faced by the Frizzled
bird...read more
The Cochin Craze 1 - A Story of Addiction
These fluffy bundles, which I have been raising
for ten years have a unique and fascinatingly terrible history,
involving bloody wars, tea, silver and above all opium. A four part
article on the chicken version of Tulip Mania and my own Cochin..read more
The Cochin Craze 2. From Craze to Mania
'The
introduction of these fowls...was a memorable event in the history of
poultry; since they undoubtedly awakened a startling "mania" which was,
calmly considered, one of the most curious phenomena of the nineteenth
century'...read more
The Cochin Craze 3. Choosing Cochins for Your Garden
The Cochin like all ancient breeds are excellent foragers and quickly
become a vital part of any garden, keeping down weeds and pests. And as
not all of the Cochin Craze story was 'spin',..read more
Cochin Craze 4 - Incredible Cochin Mothers & Family Bonds
Cappuccino was with her quail for over 3 months, which gave her so much
time with them and for them in turn to appreciate what it was to...read more
DIY Organic Cochin-shaped Heat/Cold Pad
If you've been heaving straw bales about or cutting wood or maybe you
just want to take the chill off the bed linen, this is for you. It also
makes a great gift, Summer or Winter...read more
Introducing a new (Silkie) to an established flock & problems of rehoming
It is a very different experience purchasing a new bird to having one
suddenly appear and for you to rehome it, in particular when this is a
cockerel or...read more
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