I hadn’t kept bantams until, about six years ago, a friend gave me two Lavender Pekins. Quickly named Pam and Betty, after my beloved Bolton aunt and granny, they proved as feisty and formidable as ...

Kenya: Exit quail, enter the silkie bantam chicken. As the appeal of quail farming wears off, owing to what economists would refer to as cobweb adjustments — a process where product prices pendulum ...

Country Life The Houses of Parliament, pig-like marine mammals and medieval battles. It's the Country Life Quiz of the Day, December 11, 2025 Country Life Make a splash with the Country Life Quiz of ...

Keeping a garden well and keeping free-range chickens are not the most naturally compatible of pastimes. Pecking beaks will wreak havoc with delicate, emerging flower buds, and dust-bathing, a ...