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Neil Armitage

England, Yorkshire
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Covers:  Chickens, Poultry, Allotments, Gardening, Cooking, DIY
Doesn't Cover: Celebrity, Tech, Gambling, Firearms, Crypto.
Poultry keeper and fan of the outdoors and free range for anything. Work for myself. Live in the wilds of Yorkshire. Allotment holder and grower of real food.

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I am a seasoned poultry keeper, allotment holder and gardener with over 25 years experience in the challenging conditions of North Yorkshire.

Back in 1998 before escaping to the country to run a homestead became fashionable I gave up a high pressure job in the city and moved to six and a half acres of Yorkshire countryside.

I am the founder and primary content creator for https://cluckin.net/ and https://the-secret-garden.net/.

My passion for poultry extends beyond husbandry; I am also an adv…

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The laws and regulations of chicken and poultry keeping.

The laws and regulations of chicken and poultry keeping.

This article is about the acts of parliament and the laws that govern the keeping of chickens.It contains pu…

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Class winner Rosecomb bantam chicken. what would a judge look for.

Class winner Rosecomb bantam chicken. what would a judge look for.

A poultry judge evaluating a rosecomb bantam chicken at a show would look for a variety of characteristics th…

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Chicken and poultry resources for teachers and keepers.

Chicken and poultry resources for teachers and keepers.

I run a group on LinkedIn where I share the best resources that the web has to offer around poultry.

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A sebright bantam chicken at a poultry show

A sebright bantam chicken at a poultry show

A sebright bantam cockerel at a poultry show. Released under the creative commons license. Image use must be …

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I tested 5 brands of Diatomaceous Earth on more than a million insects and here is the results.

I tested 5 brands of Diatomaceous Earth on more than a million insects and here is the results.

A real world experiment into the effectiveness of Diatomaceous Earth. To truly understand the effectiveness o…

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The laws and regulations of chicken and poultry keeping.

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By Neil Armitage
By Neil Armitage Published on May 29, 2022 This article contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. With laws getting tighter over the years and the common misconception among poultry keepers that their backyard chickens are not considered livestock but pets, it is likely most keepers are breaking the law in some way. Below: The interim results from our survey bear this out.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I had been writing for Cluckin.net and it's forerunners since 2008 but the answer is my first press pass for the Pig and Poultry fair 2018.

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