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  • Top-Tips-to-reduce-mastitis-with-spring-calving Chestnut Mill
    February 21, 2023

    Top Tips to reduce mastitis with spring calving

    When spring-calving, environmental factors such as housing can increase the risk of mastitis, this is especially true a few weeks before cows calve.  This is the key time to concentrate on as this is the easiest time to treat and...

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  • Sheep-Breeds-in-Focus-Jacob-Sheep Chestnut Mill
    February 1, 2023

    Sheep Breeds in Focus - Jacob Sheep

    Jacob sheep are often alert and can be very quick witted.  They are a very striking and beautiful breed.  They have an impressive posture and this combined with their piebald fleece and extravagant and large horns (all Jacobs have horns)...

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  • Pig-Breeds-in-Focus-Gloucester-Old-Spot Chestnut Mill
    January 3, 2023

    Pig Breeds in Focus - Gloucester Old Spot

    Characteristics The Gloucester Old Spot is a large pig and has white colouring and very distinctive black spots (there must be at least one black spot on the body to be registered as an Old Spot).  They have lop ears...

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  • Caring-for-your-Chickens-during-Moulting-Season Chestnut Mill
    August 22, 2020

    Caring for your Chickens during Moulting Season

    Every year towards the end of Summer or start of Autumn in the UK, chickens will shed their feathers. This is a normal biological process where broken, loose feathers are exchanged for a new plumage to ensure they have good...

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