Poultry Suppliers
A range of suppliers providing everything from housing through to point of lay hens. Chicken Vet cannot be held responsible for any purchases made from any of these suppliers.
www.anniehallspoultry.co.uk
Annie Hall’s Poultry started in 2008 as a small shop selling free range chickens to families and in just a few years has expanded to be a busy poultry hub selling everything from chickens and ducks to beautifully crafted coops and electric fencing.
www.blakespoultryfarm.co.uk
Blake Poultry Farm is situated at Langore, near Launceston in North Cornwall. The farm rears pullets (day old to point-of-lay mature chickens). The pullets are all kept on deep litter making them ideal for Free-Range egg production. The farm has been supplying point-of-lay hybrid pullets to large and small customers for Free-Range egg production for over 30 years.
Our customers include large farms whose eggs are sold in the supermarkets, smaller businesses that supply their local shop, pub, friends and neighbours with eggs, down to the small poultry keeper who supplies his own family with eggs.
All birds are vaccinated and comply with legislation on Salmonella testing and Salmonella Certificates are available on request.
www.moonridgefarm.co.uk
Top quality supplier to back garden poultry keepers, with a wide range of point of lay chickens. Plus, a large stock of poultry equipment and housing.
www.north-devon-poultry.co.uk
Fully vaccinated point of lay pullets with lots of friendly advice available. Located 15 minutes drive from Bideford, this family run business started in 2006 and is growing steadily, providing housing and starter kits for the new poultry keeper.
www.taylormadepoultry.co.uk
Based in Ivybridge, Taylor made poultry supplies quality day old chicks to point of lay chickens to domestic and small commercial customers. Due to popular demand they now offer a hen boarding service, plus a wide selection of housing to choose from.
Associated Veterinary Practices
A list of our associated veterinary practices with vets that have a special interest in chickens.
www.abbeyvillevet.ie
This is our first practice in southern Ireland, we are plaesed to welcome Suzanne Kelly and her team. Suzanne has attended one of our courses and has already put her new found knowledge to good use!
www.any-uk-vet.co.uk/harding/index.htm
Our first practice in Northern Ireland! Kate Alcorn and her team are very happy to see your chickens in their consulting room.
www.ashvets.co.uk
Ash Veterinary Group is one of our associated practices in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales.
www.ashworthvetgroup.co.uk
Ashworth Veterinary Group are very happy to see chickens at their veterinary practice, look at thier website for contact details.
www.avianveterinaryservices.co.uk
Avian Veterinary Services is our newest associated practice based in Cheshire. They have some wonderful facilities and are very happy to see your chickens.
www.bathvetgroup.co.uk
Vet Holly Mitchell has attended one of our Veterinary Training days and the Bath Vet Group would be very pleased to welcome your hens to their practice.
www.beech-house-vets.co.uk
Our latest addition to the network of practices where vet Charles Castle will be very happy to see your chickens in the consulting room.
www.berryhousevets.co.uk
Berry House Veterinary Practice in Hitchen, Hertfordshire offers consultations with chicken friendly vets.
www.birchheathexoticvets.com
Birch Heath Veterinary practice based in Tarporley, Cheshire are very happy to see your chickens along with the many other exotic pets they commonly see.
www.castlevetgroup.com
We are delighetd to welcome Castle Veterinary Group to our list of Associated Practices, they are very happy to see your chickens in their consulting rooms.
www.caytonvets.co.uk
Lenny Cooper and Jude Gooden are both vets at Village Vet Cayton and they are both very happy to see your Chickens in their surgery.
www.cinqueportsvets.co.uk
Vet Caroline Frederix offers chicken friendly consultations at Cinque Ports Veterinary Practice, Hawkhurst, Kent.
www.damoryvets.co.uk
Lynn Broom has a special interest in treating Chickens at this veterinary prcatice based in Dorset. Visit their website to find out more.
www.dickvetexotics.com
Vet Kevin Eatwell provides chicken friendly consultations at The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Roslin, Midlothian.
www.drakevets.co.uk
Vet Liz Miller offers chicken friendly consultations at Drake Vets, Yelverton, Devon.
www.fernleavets.co.uk
Fernlea Vets is one of our associated practices in Bristol. The practice is run by husband and wife team Jane and Robin. They have a keen interest in chickens and Robin would be very happy to see your birds at the Blackhorse clinic in Kingswood.
www.follygardens.com
The team at Folly Gardens are very happy to see chickens in their consulting rooms. Look at the website for further details.
www.heathcotevets.co.uk
Vet Emily Emersonn offers chicken friendly consultations at Heathcote Veterinary Centre, Whitnash, Leamington Spa.
www.hillcrestanimalhospital.co.uk
We are delighted to welcome Hillcrest Animal Hospital to our list of Associated Practices, one of their vets George Miller has recently attended our Chicken Vet CPD training courses. Please contact their surgery to make an appointment.
www.kynochvets.co.uk
Kynoch Vet’s Barkham Road branch in Wokingham, Berkshire is one of our chicken friendly practices.
www.ladydanevets.com
Lady Dane Vets in Kent are another recent addition and their vet Sharminda Lockwood has attended one of our training days. They would be very happy to see your chickens in their consulting room.
www.newarkvets.com
Welcome to our latest Associated Practice, vet Jane Watters has attended one of our training days and will be very pleased to see your chickens at their practice.
www.oakhill-vets.com
Vets Tracy Taylor and David Catlow offer chicken friendly consultations at Oakhill Veterinary Centre, Preston, Lancashire.
www.oldgolfhousevets.co.uk
Vet Vanessa Lambert provides chicken friendly consultations at Old Golfhouse Veterinary Group, Thetford, Norfolk
www.old-pound-vets.co.uk
Chris Woodruff and his team are very happy to offer consultations in their practice in Shropshire.
www.penmellyn.co.uk
Vet Peter Murrish provides chicken friendly consultations at Penmellyn Veterinary Group, St Columb Major, Cornwall.
www.plymouthvets.co.uk
Caroline Bower and her team at The Veterinary Hospital in Plymouth are very happy to see your Chickens, look at their website to find a surgery near to you.
www.purtonvets.co.uk
Purton Vets have recently joined our list of associated practices and are very happy to see your chickens in their consulting rooms.
www.rosemullionvets.com
Vet Paul Stevenson provides chicken friendly consultations at Rosemullion Veterinary Practice Ltd, Falmouth, Cornwall.
www.sandholevets.co.uk
Kate Everett and Isobel Jenkins both have an interest in seeing Chickens at this Veterinary Practice based in Snodland, Kent. We are pleased to welcome them to our website.
www.seerscroft.co.uk
Rob Reynolds and the team at Seers Croft in West Sussex have just joined Chicken Vet as our latest Associated Practice. Alberto and Robin are particularly keen to see your birds at the practice.
www.severnedgevets.co.uk
Vet Chris Woodruff offers chicken friendly consultations at Severn Edge Veterinary Group, Much Wentock, Shropshire.
www.sheptonvet.com
Vet Lucy Tyne offers chicken friendly consultations at Shepton Veterinary Group, Shepton Mallet.
www.shiresvets.com
Vets Will Jeffels and Eddie Friend offer chicken friendly consultations at Shires Veterinary Practice, Stone, Staffordshire.
www.southdownsvets.co.uk
Mark Elliott and his team in West Sussex are one of our latest practices to join Chicken Vet. Mark has always had an interest in poultry having bred and shown his own birds in the past.
www.stowevets.co.uk
We are pleased to add Stowe Vets to our list of Associated Practices. One of their vets Roger Harvey has attended our Chicken CPD training course, they will be delighted to see your chickens in their consulting rooms.
www.thevetcentre.co.uk
The Veterinary Centre is one of our Associated Practices in Coventry. Their vet Stuart Campbell has a keen interest in chickens and they would be happy to see your birds at their surgery.
www.trinityvetcentre.co.uk
Welcome to Mark Rowland and his team at Trinity Vet Centre, take a look at their website, you will see they are very happy to see your chickens in their consulting rooms in Maidstone, Kent.
www.valleyvets.net
Mark Evans has recently attended one of our CPD training courses and would be delighted to see your chickens at his surgery in Cardiff.
www.vets2you.co.uk
Anna Wood runs a personal mobile veterinary service, visiting pets in your own home. She has attended one of the Chicken Vet training days and is very happy to visit your chickens.
www.vetsnowreferrals.com
Vet Dr Neil Forbes offers chicken friendly consultations at Vets Now Referrals, Shrivenham Road, Swindon.
www.vetssomerset.co.uk
Vet Rachel Smith offers chicken friendlly consultations at the Axe Valley Veterinary Practice in Wedmore, Somerset.
www.wadebridgevet.co.uk
Vet Nicky Hallows has attended one of our Chicken Vet training days and the practice are really happy to see your chickens.
www.westfarmvets.co.uk
We are pleased to welcome West Farm Veterinary Clinic in Cowbridge, South Glamorgan. Vet Stefano Susanna is very pleased to see your chickens in their consulting rooms.
www.westridgevets.co.uk
Welcome to our latest veterinary practice, their vet Marcella has lots of experience treating chickens and has been the vet for the British Hen Welfare Trust for many years.
Poultry keeping information websites
www.poultrykeeper.com
This hobby site is run by a small group of poultry keeping enthusiasts. Here you will find over 400 articles and lots of useful resources on keeping chickens together with a poultry forum to ask questions.
www.poultrytalk.com
This fast growing forum is becoming a useful resource for essential information on all poultry matters.
Products
Here are some links to a few of our supplier’s websites. Don't forget to check out our shop for handy poultry products recommended by our team of poultry vets.
www.berylsbackyard.co.uk
A website with lots of information on Beryl's. This is a product Chicken Vet recommends and endorses, we also make a donation to the British Hen Welfare Trust for every sachet sold from our website. It is particularly useful in the older hen, birds who have had antibiotics or suffering from intestinal upset or diarrhoea.
www.hysolv.com
Hysolv Ltd supplies the animal health industry with a range of high quality disinfectants, pesticides and feed additives to safeguard health and improve performance, such as Interkokask and TAD Aquades.
www.no-more-flies.co.uk
Lodi supplies us with twenty one – our extreme fly control solution, and their site details it's uses and application methods.
Health Advice
We hold a wealth of information in our general health and common diseases section, however here are some other useful websites.
www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/diseases/atoz/ai
The Avian Influenza (bird flu) section of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs website details the key information on the disease, plus the latest information on outbreaks and prevention.
www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/diseases/atoz/salmonella
The Salmonella section of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs website offers extensive information on this notorious disease.
www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/poultry
Poultry section of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs website which offers a wide range of information about the health and welfare of poultry.
Useful Online Publications
www.fancyfowl.com
The U.K.'s best selling Poultry and Water Fowl magazine for the fancier.
www.growfruitandveg.co.uk
The U.K.'s number one kitchen garden magazine.
www.practicalpoultry.co.uk
A magazine packed with helpful advice for the poultry enthusiast.
www.smallholder.co.uk
A comprehensive website for the interesting "Smallholder" publication. The site displays current news and events from the world of smallholding.
Egg Information
www.fawc.org.uk
The Farm Animal Welfare Council is an independent advisory body keeping under review the welfare of farm animals on agricultural land, at market, in transit and at the place of slaughter; and to advise the Government of any legislative or other changes that may be necessary.
Traditional breed information
www.devon.rbst.org.uk
Rare Breed Survival Trust for Devon features key events taking place where traditional breeds are shown. The site also offers disease information and listings of rare breeds for sale.
www.poultryclub.org
The Poultry Club, founded in 1877, is a registered charity existing to safeguard the interests of all pure and traditional breeds of poultry including chickens, bantams, ducks, geese and turkeys. If you have an interest in keeping or breeding pure breeds, this is your first port of call.
Hen Rehoming
www.bhwt.org.uk
The British Hen Welfare Trust is a national charity that re-homes spent commercial hens to the public. It has an informative website and offers a helpline and plenty of advice on all matters relating to rehoming these birds.
www.freewebs.com/henrescue
The team have been rehoming animals since 1997, and not only re home ex battery hens, they often re home pure breed cockerels.
Poultry Equipment
www.devonhenhouses.co.uk
Tom Vaughan makes high quality, high specification hen housing from his workshop in south devon. Visit his site to find out more information.
www.ilikechickens.co.uk
The Ultimate Chicken Gifts and Homeware Store.Specialising in gorgeous chicken themed products and offering 1000's of beautiful gifts and homeware from kitchenware and tableware to ornaments and even jewellery.
Chicken Vet recommends taking a look at this lovely website.
www.pandtpoultry.co.uk
P and T Poultry are the one stop shop for chicken supplies. with a huge range of specialist chicken products to look through and all can be ordered directly from the secure online poultry supplies store.
www.townandcountrysupplies.co.uk
Town and Country supplies a range of smallholding equipment to the southwest. You can also buy online.