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As we’re now well into another winter as chicken keepers, I thought I’d write about any difference between keeping chickens in winter to other seasons. Well the first big difference is the mud / wet due to the rain or snow in … Continue reading →

Irish Society of Poultry Fanciers 3rd Young Bird Show Saturday 23rd October 2010 Rathdowney Co. Laois Should be a good day out. Plenty of quality poultry , chickens, hens, ducks, geese etc on display. Old Mc Donalds mobile shop will be … Continue reading →

***Warning: This is a pretty graphic post about how to butcher a chicken, complete with pictures and lots of description. My intent is to help people who are preparing to butcher their first bird.*** On a recent Sunday morning, a … Continue reading →

The weather has been warm over the last few weeks and we haven’t had any significant rainfall over the last couple of months. I thought I would  clean a few of my chicken houses with Poultry Shield . Whilst dismantling … Continue reading →

At Old Mc Donalds we have seen a huge increase in the number of customers calling us with serious red mite problems with their poultry and chickens.Here is some practical advice on eradicating red mites . What are Red Mites? … Continue reading →

Today we attended the farmers market at Sage & Stone in Duleek. Co Meath What a roaring success the day proved to be.A huge crowd attended with a steady flow of people all day.The market was attended by all sorts … Continue reading →

We are proud to announce we have been offically appointed Sole Distrubitor for R Com for Ireland.We can carry out warran service and repairs. The R Com range of incubators is definetly the most specialist incubators and brooders on the … Continue reading →