Articles by Perris

Introduction This article is written in response to several requests to write up how I make my own chicken feed for my flock of heritage and rare breed chickens. I started keeping chickens in 2017, and initially fed them entirely on commercial feed. My aim is to have happy, healthy birds; it is...

Introduction I have just realized that one of my pullets, Kenfig, is partially sighted. This article will explain how I discovered this, and how I intend to manage it, to assist anyone else who suspects they may have a bird in a similar situation. In one study I've found, 1% of birds were found...

I thought it might be useful to write up what’s changed and what’s stayed the same since I wrote the article on wholesome homemade feed for last year’s article writing competition...