Links to other sites of interest

Below are some links which will take you to other sites relating to Poultry, farming or the countryside. If you have a site or know of other sites that may interest readers, e-mail the name and web address to me and I will consider adding it to the list.

Charlton Musgrove village website

www.charltonmusgrove.org
Charlton Musgrove village website - Keep up to date with events in my village, Charlton Musgrove. The Charlton Musgrove Memorial Hall improvement programme, parish Meetings, village news, Charlton Musgrove Parish Plan, history, the two churches in Charlton Musgrove and much more.

Magazines and Books

http://www.blpbooks.co.uk
Broad Leys Publishing - Poultry and Smallholding Books specialists in books for smallholders, homesteaders, poultry keepers and organic gardeners
www.cavalierpaperbacks.co.uk
Publishers of a variety of paperbacks including HENS IN THE GARDEN, EGGS IN THE KITCHEN and BEST HENS FOR YOU Choosing Breeds for the Garden. Also Pullein-Thompson Pony Books, Animal Stories, Cook Books, and military books.
www.firstpasture.co.uk
First Pasture online Bookstore offering hundreds of titles on all aspects of farming, equestrianism and country life and a free online magazine.
www.countrysmallholding.com
What's on in the countryside? Books and videos, on-line ordering and more.
www.countrysideonline.co.uk
A magazine for NFU countryside members in Great Britain.
www.smallholder.co.uk
Smallholder for practical small farming
Farmers weekly
Farmers weekly interactive
www.farmingmonthly.com
Farming Monthly National magazine.

Poultry related

www.maplecroftpoultry.co.uk
A smallholding based on the Norfolk/Cambridgeshire border. Who offer point of lay hybrid hens and specialise in some rare breeds. They also offer hatching eggs and day old chicks.
www.framebow.co.uk
We have a selection of modern pet housing and poultry coops suitable for the swankiest chicks and the fanciest of fowl. A traditional range of hen houses, catering for the practical poultry enthusiast or backyard chicken keeper and also providing poultry housing to the smallholder or serious poultry-man.
All pet housing is made from timber which is from a sustainable source and has undergone an organic pressure treatment process.
www.chirpychickssouthern.co.uk
We breed pure and rare breed poultry in large and bantam sizes. They are bred to a very high standard and we are constantly trying to improve standard, size and the colour of the birds. Our birds are free range in the beautiful rolling Wiltshire countryside.
www.cambridgepoultry.co.uk
Cambridge Poultry at Bottisham near Cambridge provide domestic and free range poultry of various breeds.
www.countryfayre.co.uk
A web site aimed a breeders, hobbiest, commercial egg producers and those purely wanting a few eggs from hens in the back garden.
www.pandtpoultry.co.uk
P & T Poultry breeders
Our stock has been sourced from top breeders and acclaimed conservation breeders, we also have many show winners in our breeding programme.
Orders taken for hatching eggs right through to mature stock, we will hold, rear or even hatch stock to your order
www.chicken-house.co.uk
Chicken Houses & Coops for the Garden Poultry Keeper
NFP Ledbury:
Over 20 years experience in manufacturing Free Range Poultry buildings, with knowledge being handed down since 1887 when John Price, their great-grandfather, whom our business site is named after, manufactured his first poultry buildings in Ledbury.
www.bobkan.co.uk
Bobkan Poultry (Bedfordshire) Poultry products, housing & supplies. Bird and egg supplier to hobbyists and smallholders. Incubation specialists (hatching eggs supplied) The only Hatchery APPROVED Black Rock Agent within 3 Counties.
www.meadowsweetpoultry.co.uk
Meadowsweet poultry services is an established national company, supplying a large variety of hens in small and large numbers to customers requiring healthy pullets, ideally suited for the free range market.
www.wylyevalleychickens.co.uk
Whether you want something pretty to look at, some interesting and amusing pets, a few hens at the bottom of the garden to supply you with eggs, or are keen on traditional breeds of poultry, Dorset Rare Breeds can help you.
British Free Range Egg Producers Association
A web resource for free range egg producers containing information on Free Range layers, organics and chicken welfare.
www.poultry.allotment.org.uk
Poultry pages for people keeping chickens or poultry on allotmentat or at home.
www.hatchingeggauctions.com
A venue for the buying, selling and exchange of all manner of poultry keeping essentials, accessories and hatching eggs to all poultry keeping enthusiasts.
http://www.natureform.com/
NatureForm Hatchery Systems is one of the leading and most respected suppliers of egg incubators, small egg incubators, chicken egg incubators and poultry egg incubators.
http://www.allandoopheasantry.com /
Breeders of Ornamental Pheasants in Southwest Scotland.

General

www.fancyfeedcompany.co.uk
The Fancy Feed Company is family owned and run and dedicated to producing well balanced, nutritious animal and poultry feeds from natural ingredients.
www.agrisellex.co.uk
Electric Fencing and Animal Husbandry products. A full range of Electric Fencing, Horse Clippers, Animal Husbandry and Poultry products
www.Gofarmer.com
Online market place for farmers, smallholders and rural businesses.
www.downtoearthuk.net
Down to Earth is a unique service offering consultancy, advice and training primarily for smallholders, equine yards and new land owners.
www.marriagefeeds.co.uk
An independant family milling business which manufactures a comprehensive range of quailty animal feeds.
North Yorkshire Smallholders Society
We are a group set up to help the smallholders of North Yorkshire and the North of England.
Allotment & Vegetable Gardening
Allotment & Vegetable Gardening, passing on experiences to help and encourage others who enjoy growing vegetables and herbs.
www.acountrylife.com
Great site about smallholding and self-sufficiency for the 21st century.
www.PetsSquare.com
Comprehensive Pets Directory.
http://www.a1abrasives.co.uk/
A1 Abrasives Ltd specialises in supplying a full programme of abrasives and polishing products for a wide range of industries. The company offers full technical back up, very competitive prices and can source any abrasive or related product.
www.ukminisplitter.com
UK MiniSplitter, the best manual Log Splitter in the World. Engineered to be safe and simple for just about anyone to use. Makes axes, and gas powered splitters, a thing of the past.
www.landscapeornament.com
Garden ornaments and furniture with a difference for those who care about quality and style. Made from reconstituted stone and timber. Designed to last in all climates for generations.
www.tasteefarmshop.co.uk
A farming family who produce quality lamb on a National Trust farm in East Lincolnshire.
www.12voltz.com
Remote power solutions and renewable energy systems that could be used in conjunction with the Rooster Booster.
www.sendacow.org.uk
Send a Cow gives direct, Practical help to impoverished farmers in Africa, supporting them in their efforts to find lasting solutions to the problems of poverty and malnutrition. To find out more about their work visit www.sendacow.org.uk

Countryside directories