What is Organic Centre Wales (OCW)? OCW is the national resource for consumers, farmers and policy makers committed to more sustainable food and farming in Wales. Set up in 2000, it delivers projects to support and develop the organic sector. About the Centre.

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Poultry

With a little under 100 producers the organic poultry sector in Wales is small, but a significant increase in the number of poultry related enquires to the Organic Conversion Information Service suggests that it might grow in the future. While the majority are table bird and laying hen enterprises, Wales also produces organic turkeys, ducks, geese and even a few guinea fowl!

Through the Farming Connect Organic Development Programme, Organic Centre Wales supports an organic poultry discussion group, which informs much of our poultry work. To date this has included feed issues, addressing difficulties in sourcing organic pullets and providing information the slaughter and processing of table birds.

Further information

Table birds: Download our new technical guide on Organic poultry production for meat with sections on: breeding, brooding, growing birds, slaughter and processing and financial information

Feed: Read a review of the latest information from the Institute of Organic Training and Advice (IOTA)

Pullets: Read about our recent work Developing the supply of organic pullets in Wales.

Useful links

Organic research Centre - Elm Farm
The Welsh Poultry Centre