Monitoring bodies and Assurance Schemes Freedom Foods - Freedom Food is the RSPCA's farm assurance and food labelling scheme, set up by the RSPCA. http://www.rspca.org.uk/servlet/Satellite?pagename= RSPCA/RSPCARedirect&pg=FreedomFoodHomepage The Lion Code - Information about the The Lion Quality mark you see on egg shells and egg boxes. http://www.britegg.co.uk DEFRA - the government department responsible for most the legislation for poultry. http://www.defra.gov.uk/   Poultry Breeds Hyline UK - a commercial hybrid bird http://www.hyline.co.uk/ Lohmann GB - includes information on the Lohmann Brown and Tradition. http://www.lohmanngb.co.uk/ Joice and Hill - the Bovan Goldline egg layer http://www.chickandegg.co.uk/ Tom Barron ISA - the Babcock B380, the ISA Brown and the Shaver 579 http://www.tombarronisa.co.uk/   Information Sites The Poultry Site - an American site but still worth a look. http://www.thepoultrysite.com/ The Smallholder - information for the smallholders http://www.smallholder.co.uk/ The Poultry Club - a club for rare breeds, with stuff for the kids too. http://www.poultryclub.org/   Organic Organisations The Soil Association http://www.soilassociation.org/web/sa/saweb.nsf?Open Organic Farmers and Growers http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/index.php Organic Food Federation http://www.orgfoodfed.com/   Fun Stuff Egg Recipes http://www.eggrecipes.co.uk/recipesection/asp/recipe.asp Delia Smith - Delias eggstravaganza! http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/recipeselections/r_0000000773.asp Free Egg and Cheese Recipes http://www.free-recipes.co.uk/cheese-egg-recipes.asp   Others Solway Feeders - lots of useful information and supplies for those with just a few birds. http://www.solwayfeeders.com Cyril Bason - suppliers of some different breeds and other stuff for the smaller producer. http://www.cyril-bason.co.uk/ P and T Poultry - a useful site for the hobby farmers and rare breeds enthusiasts. http://www.pandtpoultry.co.uk Keep Chickens - a site aimed at the person looking to get started with a few birds at home. http://www.keepchickens.info