The Welfare of Backyard Chickens

I am a final year Bio-Veterinary Science student at the Royal Veterinary College, conducting a research project investigation on ‘The Welfare of Backyard Chickens’ that are kept in gardens, allotments or small areas of private land from an owners perspective. However I am equally as interested in exploring whether veterinary practices are seeing an increase in chicken treatment requests.

If you are either training in the veterinary field or are practicing either as a veterinary nurse or a veterinarian I would really appreciate your participation in this survey.

It should only take a maximum of 15 minutes. Please answer as many questions as you can. All the information you submit will be completely ANONYMOUS and stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act.

By clicking the ‘next’ button at the bottom of the page you are consenting to take part in the survey. If you wish to stop at anytime, press the 'exit' button on the right hand side of the page.

If you have any queries or would like a copy of my final report, please contact me at fmurdoch@rvc.ac.uk or f.murdoch@hotmail.com or my supervisor Dr Siobhan Abeyesinghe sabeyesinghe@rvc.ac.uk.

Many thanks for your time.

Felicity Murdoch

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