Clucky Corner

Quail Eggs: A Smallholder's Delight at East Sussex Smallholders
We love Quails eggs here, a large part of our farm focusing on quail hatching eggs, but we also sell quail eggs for eating too… today,as we maybe think about a nice Boxing Day buffet, we're excited to share with you the wonders of quail eggs – small...
Featured In The Country Smallholder Magazine December '23 - How We Rear Our Own Turkeys for Meat
I'm excited to chat with you about a special piece of our life at East Sussex Smallholders that's been featured in Country Smallholder Magazine. It's all about how we rear turkeys – but it's more than just farming; it's about the joy and simplicity of...
My Chicken is Gasping for Air... Is it Gapeworm?
The simple answer is probably not… Now, I'm not saying it definitely isn't, but I am saying it's an easy mistake to make, as that gasping for air motion is actually more likely to be due to a respiratory issue. We see lots of different chicken ailments...
Hatching Posted Chicken Eggs Using An Incubator
People buy hatching eggs online from our home reared, often rare bred, fertile chickens every week, and I'm always being asked for top tips how to hatch eggs in an incubator, especially if you do not have a broody hen to do the work. Today I'm here to...