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Welcome to Eni’s rare breed chickens

Welcome to Eni’s rare breed chickens. Thank you for visiting our site. We don’t supply chickens, but we offer honest chicken keeping advice that comes from personal experience. You will also find useful information about different breeds including Wyandottes and Dutch Bantams. Is something bothering you? Do you think something is not right with your chickens?  Don’t hesitate to contact us, we will happily answer your question on the FAQs page.

Latest from Eni’s rare breed chickens

  • Egg Buying Guide: Carton Labels – What Do Terms Like ‘Organic’, ‘Cage Free’ and ‘Humane’ Really Mean?
  • Avian Moulting: Autumnal Featherloss in Chickens – Why and When it Happens
  • Avian Immune System – The Police of The Chicken Body
  • Learn the Lingo – Lets Speak Chicken!
  • Avian Endocrine Systems – Hormones in Poultry

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Egg Buying Guide: Carton Labels – What Do Terms Like ‘Organic’, ‘Cage Free’ and ‘Humane’ Really Mean?

There are so many confusing egg label terms out there such as 'organic' 'free range' 'pasture raised' ' cage free' and 'certified humane' but what do they actually mean? An egg can only be as healthy as the hen who laid it. Therefore, if the hen is not healthy, the egg will not be either, and as a result you will be eating an egg that has no benefit to your health, and is possibly even detrimental. So, what do chickens need? A clean, sheltered, warm and dry roost. There should be plenty … [Read More...]

Avian Moulting: Autumnal Featherloss in Chickens – Why and When it Happens

Moulting: The purposeful loss (or shedding) of scales/hair/feathers. In late summer or early autumn, chickens begin to lose their feathers. This is one of the most alarming things for a novice chicken keeper. This, however, is perfectly normal. It is called Moulting (USA spelling is Molting). When chicks hatch, they are covered in soft puffy tufts of fluff, which is shed and replaced by small feathers in the first juvenile moult. After a few more juvenile moults, and a lot of growing, the … [Read More...]

Avian Immune System – The Police of The Chicken Body

Like all animals, chickens, as well as other poultry, have immune systems like mammals do. Below is an insight to the defence of the avian body! Primary Defences Innate Immunity Acquired Immunity Passive Immunity Active Immunity Cellular Immunity Non Cellular (Humoral) Immunity Skin: The skin is the first, and primary defence. It forms a physical barrier which blocks harmful micro-organisms from entering. Therefore, invasion can only occur if the skin is … [Read More...]

Learn the Lingo – Lets Speak Chicken!

Like all animals, chickens have their own way of communicating. They are more capable and cunning than we have ever realized - they have their own language! They are capable of communicating danger, announcing a new egg, chatting to their friends and much more! They use vocal communication, and gestures to convey meaning, and scientist have recentlly discovered that clever chickens may be as crafty as humans... In fact, a study carried out by Dr K-lynn Smith and Professor Chris Evans from … [Read More...]

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Sexing Partridge Wyandotte Chicks

Tips for sexing Partridge Wyandotte Bantams... Girls... Darker plumage (from hatching to early juvenile moults ) Rounder wing feathers Paler combs Boys... Lighter in colouring (from hatching to first juvenile moult) from then on, orange slowly begins to appear, until they are actually darker than the girls Thicker legs Slower … [Read More...]

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Posts:

  • Egg Buying Guide: Carton Labels – What Do Terms Like ‘Organic’, ‘Cage Free’ and ‘Humane’ Really Mean?
  • Avian Moulting: Autumnal Featherloss in Chickens – Why and When it Happens
  • Avian Immune System – The Police of The Chicken Body
  • Learn the Lingo – Lets Speak Chicken!
  • Avian Endocrine Systems – Hormones in Poultry
  • Mycoplasma – The Chronic Recurring Disease – Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD)
  • National Poultry Show Great Britain Will Be Held November 2012
  • Can You Breed From Birds With Mycoplasma?
  • Avian Skeletal System – The Bones of The Bird
  • The function and science of the avian ear
  • Eni’s Rare Breed Chickens has Twin Websites!!
  • Banish Bad Behaviour!! How-to Have Harmonious Hens!!!
  • Function and Utilization of Essential Vitamins and Minerals in Chickens
  • Chickens respiratory system- science of breathing and lungs
  • Basic General Chicken Facts
  • Things to keep in stock for chicken keeping…
  • Note of the Month: September is Moulting Time
  • Sexing Partridge Wyandotte Chicks
  • National Poultry Show, Stoneleigh!
  • A chickens Brain- The Science
  • Partridge Wyandotte Bantams
  • Examining a chickens Health
  • Chicken Housing
  • Chicken genetics
  • The Science and Anatomy of an egg
  • The science behind a chicken’s eyes
  • Chickens Day by Day and month by month
  • Egg Laying in Chickens
  • Feeding Chickens – What to Provide and Why
  • Chicken Breeding- An Introductory Guide to Breeding Chickens
  • Chicken fancier Mecca – National Poultry Show Stoneleigh
  • Wyandotte Chickens
  • Dutch Bantams

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