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Smallholder Range High-quality, Non-GM feeds for smallholders. Crafted for poultry, waterfowl, goats, pigs, sheep, rabbits and guinea pigs.

16/10/2026

Lovely to our stockists’ more unusual customers, bet they were looking for our goose & duck feed 👀

14/10/2026

Ever wondered what yeast is doing on the ingredients list of your hen's feed?

Yeast might not sound like the most exciting item on an ingredients list, but it certainly has a valuable role to play in nutrition. It is a natural source of protein and B vitamins, and has been used safely in animal feed for a very long time. In a hen's gut, yeast also supports healthy digestion, helping her get more benefit from everything else she eats.

It is one of those quietly useful ingredients that does not get much attention, unlike marigold flowers colouring the yolk or seaweed topping up trace minerals, yet it is still doing its job as an ingredient in our Natural Free Range Layers Pellets.
Little details like this are part of what a properly balanced layers feed looks like once you read past the front of the bag.

Find out more about what goes into our feed:

https://www.smallholderfeed.co.uk/products/layers/natural-free-range-layers-pellets/ or tap the link in our bio.

13/10/2026

🐽Allen Page Pot Bellied Pig Food is a specially formulated feed designed for pot-bellied pigs.🐽
The formula helps these pigs deal with heat stress effectively keeps them trim healthy. Suitable for Kune Kunes, Micro pigs all other pet pigs!

Order now on our Website or App 💻

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07/10/2026

Your pig does not have a coat of fur to keep the cold out, so autumn is the time to think ahead.

As the nights turn colder and wetter, pot-bellied pigs rely far more on good bedding and shelter than on their own coat, since they simply do not have the fur that other animals use to stay warm. A dry, draught-free house piled with plenty of straw makes a real difference, and it is worth checking now, before the weather properly turns, that bedding is topped up and the roof and walls are keeping the wet out.

Wet ground and damp bedding chill a pig quickly, so try to keep the sleeping area separate from anywhere muddy, and refresh the straw regularly rather than letting it compact down. Colder weather also means your pig's body is working harder just to stay warm, so this is a good moment to check body condition before winter sets in properly.

Keep feeding a consistent amount of our Pot-Bellied Pig Feed, formulated with the higher fibre and controlled protein and energy that pet pigs need to stay a healthy weight, and let good bedding and shelter do the rest of the work through the colder months ahead.

Has your pig's house been prepped for the wetter weather ahead?

Our Pot-Bellied Pig Feed is produced in a drug free mill, with no antibiotics or growth promoters, and made only with Non-GM ingredients.

Find out more: https://www.smallholderfeed.co.uk/products/pigs/pot-bellied-pig-feed/ or click the link in our bio.

06/10/2026

As highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N5 was confirmed in Ness, Isle of Lewis on 2 October, now is the time to make sure your flock is protected as migratory wild birds return to the UK for winter.

There is no avian influenza prevention zone in force in England at the moment, but the pattern of recent winters shows how quickly that can change. Mandatory housing measures were declared nationally in early November in both 2024 and 2025, so it is realistic to expect similar restrictions could return this year.

If you keep ducks or geese alongside your hens, it is worth being especially alert, since waterfowl are known to carry a higher risk of picking up the virus from wild birds.

One thing every keeper needs to have sorted, regardless of what happens this winter, is registration. Since October 2024, it has been a legal requirement for all bird keepers in England to register on the GB Poultry Register, even if you only keep a handful of hens in the garden. It is quick and free and it is how Defra lets you know directly if a prevention zone or housing order is declared in your area.

A few simple habits now can make a real difference later. Small Holder Feed’s view is that birds are safest with a securely covered, netted run all year round, since this keeps wild birds and their droppings away from your flock’s feed, water and living space. It is also good practice to keep feed and water in a covered area that wild birds cannot enter or contaminate and fence off any standing water your own birds use. Keep a dedicated pair of boots for the coop and clean and disinfect them regularly, along with any equipment that moves between your birds and the outside world.

Are you registered yet and is your setup ready if restrictions return this winter?

Find out more: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/register-as-a-keeper-of-less-than-50-poultry-or-other-captive-birds

04/10/2026

If you have started finding more feathers than usual scattered around the run, do not worry, your hens are simply moulting.

Moulting is a completely natural yearly event, and autumn is when most hens go through it.

As the days shorten, your hens redirect their energy away from egg laying and into growing a fresh set of feathers ready for winter. Since feathers are made up almost entirely of protein, this process asks a lot of your flock, and it is completely normal to see a dip in eggs, or none at all, while it is underway.

The best thing you can do for your hens right now is keep their diet consistent. A complete feed like our Natural Free Range Layers Pellets already gives them the protein, vitamins and minerals they need to rebuild strong new plumage, so there is no need to change anything, just keep the feeder topped up and let nature take its course.

Try to keep handling to a minimum while new feathers are coming through, since the shafts can be sensitive, and give your hens a little extra patience if they seem more subdued than usual. Once the moult is complete, usually within a few weeks, you can expect your girls back in lay and looking better than ever.

Has your flock started moulting yet this year?

Find out more: https://www.smallholderfeed.co.uk/products/layers/natural-free-range-layers-pellets/ or tap the link in our bio.

30/09/2026

If you've got ducks or geese hatched this spring, they'll be looking rather different to how they did back in June: fully feathered, filling out, and starting to look like proper adult birds.

September is roughly the point where that growth really shows, right as the weather starts turning wetter and cooler. Steady nutrition now helps them keep laying down good condition and grow a proper, weatherproof coat of feathers, which matters once autumn sets in properly.

Our Goose & Duck Grower/Finisher Pellets are designed to support that steady growth, fed ad lib from three to four weeks old. As a guide, that's around 125 to 150g per goose a day alongside good grazing, or 170 to 200g per duck depending on size.

It's worth keeping an eye on shelter too as the nights draw in. Clean water for bathing and preening, and somewhere dry to get out of the worst of the wind and rain, go a long way alongside the feed itself.

How are your geese and ducks looking as the season turns? We'd love an update on this year's youngsters.

Find out more:
https://www.smallholderfeed.co.uk/products/waterfowl/goose-and-duck-grower-finisher-pellets/ or tap the link in our bio.

28/09/2026

The hedgerows are still generous at this time of year, but not everything within reach is good news for your browsing goats.

Acorns are one to watch. As oak trees start dropping them through September and into October, it's worth keeping your goats away from areas where they're likely to gather underfoot. Eaten in any quantity, acorns contain tannins that can cause real problems, particularly for the kidneys.

Yew is another to be aware of, and one of the very few plants that's dangerous in almost any quantity. If there's yew anywhere near where your goats browse, or where hedge or garden trimmings might end up, it's worth checking it's properly fenced off or cleared away.

The good news is that blackberries, rosehips and haws are still fair game, and most goats will happily pick their way past the acorns to get to them, given the choice. Our Pygmy Goat Mix is still there as a reliable base whatever's about in the hedges, supplementing what grazing and browsing alone don't cover.

Do you check what's in your hedgerows before turning your goats out to browse?

Find out more:
https://www.smallholderfeed.co.uk/products/goats/pygmy-goat-mix/ or tap the link in our bio.

23/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who had a go on Sunday! Here's how the autumn quiz breaks down:

1. Hens need around fourteen hours of daylight to lay at their best – TRUE
It's roughly what most laying breeds need to keep going at their best, which is why they naturally slow down as the daylight hours shorten in autumn.

2. Egg production usually picks up once the days start shortening – FALSE
It works the other way round. As daylight reduces, most hens naturally slow down or pause altogether until the days lengthen again.

3. Hens can sense day length even in a house with no natural light at all – FALSE
Hens rely on light-sensitive cells deep within the brain to track day length, not their eyes, so a house that's genuinely dark around the clock won't give them the cues they need to keep track of the season.

4. A complete layer feed becomes less important once laying slows down – FALSE
If anything it matters just as much. A hen who isn't laying still needs the full range of vitamins and minerals a complete feed provides to stay in good health, ready to pick back up when the day length allows.

5. Most hens pick back up naturally once the days lengthen again in spring – TRUE
For the great majority of hens, laying is directly tied to day length, so as spring brings the longer days back, production returns without any intervention needed.

How did your flock's knowledge measure up? Let us know how your hens are doing as autumn sets in.

Find out more:
https://www.smallholderfeed.co.uk/products/layers/natural-free-range-layers-pellets/ or tap the link in our bio.

20/09/2026

Hens: autumn myths, true or false?

The clocks haven't changed yet, but the days are noticeably shorter than they were a month ago. Here's a quick quiz to test what you know about your hens and the turning season.

True or false?

1. Hens need around fourteen hours of daylight to lay at their best
2. Egg production usually picks up once the days start shortening
3. Hens can sense day length even in a house with no natural light at all
4. A complete layers feed becomes less important once laying slows down
5. Most hens pick back up naturally once the days lengthen again in spring

Pop your answers in the comments, true or false for each one. We'll share the answers on Wednesday!

Find out more:
https://www.smallholderfeed.co.uk/products/layers/natural-free-range-layers-pellets/ or tap the link in our bio.

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