Directory: Animals: Poultry (35)   Categories Breeds (2) Health and Disease (6) Hen Houses (6) Incubators (6)   Articles Basic Egg Facts Covers blood spots, egg shell and yolk colour, the air cell, albumen, chalaza, germinal disc, shell, yolk, fertile eggs, free-range eggs, freshness, organic eggs, grading, egg quality and size. Home Processing of Chickens Complete step-by-step instructions with pictures for home processing of chickens covering feed withdrawal, killing, scalding, plucking, eviscerating, cooling, packaging, and freezing. Care of Day Old Chickens A good article on keeping chooks, and the care of young chicks. Including - What age should you get chickens? The first few days and Dietary Considerations. Chickens and ducks Covers feeding, housing and keeping chickens, dietary deficiencies, incubators and brooding, external and internal parasites. Clucky Hens An article describing "Clucky Hens' - including how they are a good way to get little chicks but, if you don’t want the hen to raise chickens, how you must take the eggs off her. Comfortable Quarters for Chickens Although intended for research purposes, this article discusses houses and facilities required by chooks to keep them healthy and happy. Producing your own Eggs An article describing the requirements for producing your own eggs, a great starting place. Starting & Managing A Laying Flock of Hens Information on starting up an egg producing flock of hens - includes choosing a breed, what age and how many hens to purchase, housing, feeding and lighting requirements. Welfare of Layer Hens In NZ, hens are kept under conditions ranging from confinement in cages to free-ranging hens with access to outdoor runs or pasture. MAF is very concerned about the inability of confined hens to display normal patterns of behavior. The Gatehouse's Chicken Coop Pictures of Lisa's fantastic chicken house in Lowry Bay, Wellington.   Books Backyard Poultry - Glenys O'Byrne A popular New Zealand book written by a longstanding member of the Small Farmers Association - includes chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys with information on incubation, rearing, housing, feeding and health problems. Feedstuffs for monogastric animals in New Zealand By JD Mann and GD Coles. Discusses feed quality issues and explains analytical data reported for different feedstuffs including anti-nutrients and mycotoxins. A number of important feedstuffs are discussed in detail.   Contacts Poultry Feed Christchurch suppliers of Aviverm wormer, chick crumble, feed wheat, layer pellets and mash, Peck N Lay and Prem Poultry Pellets.   Web Resources Backyard Chickens Discussion Forum An American forum for anyone with an interest in poultry. Omlet English company that manufacture and sell the 'egglu' a small plastic hen house. Their site is not entirely serious. The egg cam is a nice touch. Current Weather Warnings | Bookmark this page | Suggest a listing | Advertise on this page | Our Philosophy This page was last updated on 17 Feb 2012 All content and images copyright © 2012 Small Kiwi Farms New Zealand. Copyright of linked pages is retained by their owners. Small Kiwi Farms New Zealand is unable to give any assurance regarding the accuracy of this information.