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

01/11/2026

Did you know that long before guard dogs, it was geese standing sentry?

According to Roman histories, a flock of sacred geese kept near the Capitoline Hill in Rome once raised the alarm when Gaulish soldiers tried to sneak up under cover of darkness, giving the sleeping guards just enough warning to fight them off. Historians put this down to a genuinely useful trait, geese have excellent eyesight and hearing, along with a strong territorial streak, and they are quick to honk loudly at anything unfamiliar.

That same watchfulness is very much alive in the geese and ducks in your own garden today. Farms have used geese as a natural early warning system for centuries, and some have even been trusted to guard buildings and sites well into modern times, all because they simply will not stay quiet when something is not right.
As the evenings draw in and predators like foxes grow bolder after dark, it is worth appreciating that your own flock is doing some of that watching for you. A flock kept well on our Goose & Duck Grower/Finisher Pellets is a flock with the energy to stay watchful, healthy and ready to sound the alarm if they ever need to.
Have your geese or ducks ever raised the alarm for you?

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

28/10/2026

Not all layers feed is made the same, and that matters if you care what goes into your hens and their eggs.

Our Natural Free Range Layers Pellets are approved by the Vegetarian Society, made without any animal by-products, and formulated using only Non-GM ingredients. They are also drug free, with no antibiotics, coccidiostats or artificial growth promoters added, and there are no artificial yolk colourants either, the golden colour comes from ingredients like marigold flowers instead.

This has been the approach at Small Holder Feed for four generations now, built on the belief that good, natural ingredients are all a healthy flock really needs. We are also proud to support the British Hen Welfare Trust, an organisation close to the hearts of so many keepers whose hens started life somewhere very different.
None of this needs to be complicated. Feeding your hens well simply means choosing ingredients you would be happy to read the full list of, and letting them do their job.

Did you know all this about what goes into your feed bag?

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

25/10/2026

With Bonfire Night approaching, it is worth thinking now about how your hens will cope with firework season.

Hens are naturally alert to sudden noise and bright flashes, since staying watchful for danger is built into them. Loud bangs can startle a flock into panic, and their instinct in that moment is to huddle together tightly, which in a bad case can end with birds being crushed or smothered. A little preparation goes a long way toward avoiding that.

Check that your coop is secure and as light-proof as you can make it, so sudden flashes do not spook birds already settled for the night. Sticking to a familiar evening routine helps too, and it can be worth feeding a few treats in the coup a little earlier on nights when fireworks are expected, so your hens are settled on the perch well before the first bangs start rather than still out in the run.

The British Hen Welfare Trust offers helpful advice on getting flocks through firework season calmly, and keeping to a familiar routine with our Natural Free Range Layers Pellets is a simple way to signal to your hens that everything is normal, even when the sky outside is not.

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

21/10/2026

Here are the answers to Sunday's autumn goat quiz.

1. True. Bucks have a scent gland at the base of their horns, and during the breeding season it becomes noticeably stronger. It is a big part of why a buck can smell particularly strong from around August right through into the new year.

2. False. Goats are naturally curious and often investigate new objects with their mouths, which is where the reputation comes from, but they are selective browsers at heart and will not happily eat things like tin or paper.

3. True. Goats have four stomach compartments, the rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum, which together let them break down tough, fibrous browse that many other animals could not digest.

4. False. Most goats, pygmy goats included, are seasonal breeders that come into rut mainly through autumn and into winter. That is exactly what is behind all the extra buck behaviour you might be noticing at the moment.

5. False. Goats are herd animals through and through, and a goat kept entirely alone is far more likely to become stressed and unsettled. If you keep a pet goat, they need at least one companion.

Keep your goats settled through the rut with our Pygmy Goat Mix.
How many did you get right?

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

18/10/2026

How much do you really know about your goats this time of year?

1. Your billy goat has a scent gland at the base of his horns that he uses to attract does during the breeding season. True or false?

2. Goats will happily eat almost anything, including tin cans and paper. True or false?

3. A fully grown goat has four separate stomach compartments. True or false?

4. Most goats, including pygmy goats, naturally come into their main breeding season in spring rather than autumn. True or false?

5. A goat kept as a single pet, with no other goats for company, tends to be just as content as one kept in a small herd. True or false?

Have a think, pop your answers in the comments and check back on Wednesday for the answers.

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

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!

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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

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
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https://www.smallholderfeed.co.uk/

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