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Keeping hens in the back garden

Many people like keeping a few laying hens in the backyard or garden. In fact, the backyard poultry keeper is a time honoured tradition. The free fresh eggs are often just a bonus from keeping chickens as pets and their web sites tell it all.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with having hens as pets, do not let the puritans make you feel guilty!

Down The Lane

This site from downshifter Richard Cannon has some fantastic pages about his chicken keeping along with a wealth of other interesting pages. The pages on cruelty and battery hens are worth reading even if you have no intention of keeping chickens.

Garden Poultry

This website contains Information to help you to get the most from poultry keeping from one of the UK's leading breeders of traditional breeds. Also, pictures and information about the birds available, and related links.

Guinea Fowl Breeders Association

GFBA is an international internet group for anyone interested in learning accurate information about guineas. Ask questions about raising your birds on our message board at www.guineafowl.com/board It is NOT necessary to join or register for help.

Webb Acres

I raise Silkie and Serama Bantams I am NPIP and AI teasted every year by the state of Alabama. Obviously this is a US site - really interesting wherever you are from.

Marans hens

Marans hens - history of the breed, information on varieties and a page on the dark brown Marans eggs - "James Bond's favourite eggs"

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