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This site is an AI free zone. All the pictures are real birds and content is produced by a real human being!

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We now sell a variety of coloured and black and white prints related to chickens and poultry. I was lucky enough to be able to photograph the colour plates from Cassells poultry book and these are available in sizes up to 30 inches by 40 inches.

Colour prints are here and the black and white prints are here.

Calendars are coming soon.

Below: I also source and hatch rare breeds to order. (UK only and fully booked until 2027).

Available in batches of between 20 and 50 during the season.

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Research:

I like to study the research into chickens to see if it can help backyard keepers improve the lives of their hens. I go trawling through the scientific studies to find the real truth.

Thanks to a study from the 1920's we now know how much grit a chicken needs in it's diet and how long it lasts inside them.

Find out what the science says about whether eggs should incubated on their sides or upright and whether or not periodic cooling helps incubation and makes for stronger chicks.

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I produce a series of resources for educators and homeschooling around chickens, poultry and their well being.

I have released hundreds of images under creative commons - https://www.flickr.com/photos/96919536@N06/albums

This is my resources page - https://cluckin.net/chicken-keeping-links-and-resources.html and I also have a LinkedIn group where I share the best poultry content from the web - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12678637/

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