Westgate Labs for Smallholders

Westgate Labs for Smallholders Our award winning lab offers an easy to use worm egg count and testing service to help you keep your

For more info and updates on parasite control for horses please see our sister page .uk

๐ŸŽ„ Christmas tunes are playing in the lab and the tree is up! You can really help us stay merry by planning ahead and get...
03/12/2024

๐ŸŽ„ Christmas tunes are playing in the lab and the tree is up! You can really help us stay merry by planning ahead and getting worm egg counts sent as soon as you can this month!
๐Ÿ“ฎ Pressure on Royal Mail with the festive rush and reduced deliveries means that the risk of samples being lost or arriving too old to test is high at this time of year. We wouldn't recommend sending samples in the post between Friday 13th December and Monday 6th January.
๐ŸŽ… From 19th December we'll also be operating a reduced hours service over Christmas and the New Year. For more info on our Christmas opening times ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/Christmas-Opening-Hours-2024

โ„๏ธ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ› Winter is officially here and that means itโ€™s time to consider a worm egg count of your flock and herd. The aim is ...
01/12/2024

โ„๏ธ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ› Winter is officially here and that means itโ€™s time to consider a worm egg count of your flock and herd. The aim is to do something every season through the year to keep a check on parasite levels and ensure a burden doesnโ€™t get out of hand

For guides and information on bird keeping ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/Bird-Keeper-InfoZone

๐Ÿ›’Shop tests ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/ShopPoultryTests

๐Ÿฆ Not what any of us wants to hear, but some great advice from Clare Taylor at The Hen House nevertheless. Do give it a r...
21/10/2024

๐Ÿฆ Not what any of us wants to hear, but some great advice from Clare Taylor at The Hen House nevertheless. Do give it a read.

Yep, you read it right - it's that time of year again. I've been reading through the trade press, and DEFRA has raised the risk level of AI in wild birds from low to medium. It never really left our shores after that lengthy outbreak of 2022-23, but incidents of infected/dead birds are rising, espec...

Giveaway! Make sure to enter on โ€ข Hen Weekend โ€ข Chicken boarding original post!
12/10/2024

Giveaway! Make sure to enter on โ€ข Hen Weekend โ€ข Chicken boarding original post!

Weโ€™re proud to be working with Westgate Labs to spread the word about hens and the importance of testing for worms to keep our flocks healthy! ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ’ช To celebrate, weโ€™re hosting a giveaway ๐ŸŽ‰

Heres what you can winโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ“
๐Ÿชฑ Worm count testing kit
๐Ÿ‘’ Headband
๐Ÿ–Š๏ธ Pens
๐ŸŒธ Air fresheners
๐Ÿงฃ Neck scarf/mask

To enter on Facebook:
๐Ÿ“ธ Post your cutest hen pictures in the comments!
๐Ÿ” Share this post

Collection from Hen Weekend or postage (at your cost) can be arranged for the winner! ๐Ÿ†

Letโ€™s spread the love for healthy, happy hens! ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ”๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿผ

AD | Sponsored Westgate Labs for Smallholders๐Ÿฅผ

๐Ÿ’š ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ! We're celebrating a momentous breakthrough, with the launch of a new sample pot th...
13/09/2024

๐Ÿ’š ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ! We're celebrating a momentous breakthrough, with the launch of a new sample pot that eliminates single use plastic from our test kits! They look like plastic; behave like plastic but are completely compostable and will help reduce our waste to landfill by a total of 90%!

โ™ป Our new green container is made from a cutting-edge biomaterial and once processed through the lab can be composted on our farm, along with the returned pouches, envelopes and letterbox packs that went compostable in 2020. As an added benefit the material encourages micro-organisms to feed and thrive, contributing to the decomposition of other items in the compost at the same time.

๐Ÿฅณ Look out for them in your next order as we filter out the old to replace with these innovative pots that make our entire range of test kits 100% sustainable and zero waste!

Find out more here ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/Test-Kits-Go-Plastic-Free

๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ“ The Autumn season has arrived which means itโ€™s time for a worm egg count! You can choose to test individual birds or ...
02/09/2024

๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ“ The Autumn season has arrived which means itโ€™s time for a worm egg count! You can choose to test individual birds or to test a composite sample from groups that are housed together. We advise submitting one sample for every 5 birds if using this method with a larger flock.

๐Ÿ› Only when the test indicates worms are present will you then need to step in with a treatment. Checking your flock in this way helps give peace of mind that your birds arenโ€™t carrying unwelcome parasites that will impact their health, while reducing the need for regular worming doses.

Poultry parasite advice ๐Ÿค“ bit.ly/Bird-Keeper-InfoZone
Shop tests ๐Ÿ›’ bit.ly/ShopPoultryTests

โšก๏ธ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—› ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜โšก๏ธ Last Chance to get 10% OFF!๐Ÿฅณ This limited time deal ends tonight, so don't miss out on 10% off our worm e...
23/06/2024

โšก๏ธ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—› ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜โšก๏ธ Last Chance to get 10% OFF!

๐Ÿฅณ This limited time deal ends tonight, so don't miss out on 10% off our worm egg counts and test kits for poultry, farm animals and equines!

โšก๏ธ Shop now and use the code ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—›๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ at checkout!
๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/Westgate-Shop-All

*Offer excludes EquiSal tests & all subscription plans. Sale ends at 11:59pm on Sunday 23rd June 2024.

โšก๏ธ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—› ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜โšก๏ธ This weekend only, take advantage of our limited time deal and get 10% OFF worm egg counts and test kits ...
22/06/2024

โšก๏ธ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—› ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜โšก๏ธ This weekend only, take advantage of our limited time deal and get 10% OFF worm egg counts and test kits for poultry, farm animals and equines!

โšก๏ธ Shop now and enter the code ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—›๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ at checkout
๐Ÿ›’ bit.ly/Westgate-Shop-All

*Offer excludes EquiSal tests & all subscription plans. Sale ends at 11:59pm on Sunday 23rd June 2024.

โšก๏ธ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—› ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜โšก๏ธ For this weekend only get 10% OFF everything*๐Ÿฅณ We're still buzzing from the success of our 25 mile hike w...
21/06/2024

โšก๏ธ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—› ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜โšก๏ธ For this weekend only get 10% OFF everything*

๐Ÿฅณ We're still buzzing from the success of our 25 mile hike which has raised vital funds for horses in need and don't want the celebrations to end just yet! As a thank you to all our customers for your support and donations, we're offering 10% off our worm egg counts and test kits for poultry, farm animals and equines.
โšก๏ธ Shop now and use the code ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—›๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ at checkout!
๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/Westgate-Shop-All
๐Ÿฆ„ bit.ly/Westgate-Walk-For-WHW
*Offer excludes EquiSal tests & all subscription plans. Sale ends at 11:59pm on Sunday 23rd June 2024.

๐ŸŒž Summer is officially here and that means itโ€™s time to consider a worm egg count of your flock and herd.๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ› The aim is t...
07/06/2024

๐ŸŒž Summer is officially here and that means itโ€™s time to consider a worm egg count of your flock and herd.

๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ› The aim is to do something every season through the year to keep a check on parasite levels and ensure a burden doesnโ€™t get out of hand

For guides and information on bird keeping ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/Bird-Keeper-InfoZone
Shop tests ๐Ÿ›’ bit.ly/ShopPoultryTests

๐Ÿ“ข ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜! There's a Bank Holiday ahead which means worm egg counts often get lost or delayed in the postal system....
22/05/2024

๐Ÿ“ข ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜! There's a Bank Holiday ahead which means worm egg counts often get lost or delayed in the postal system. To avoid this, please don't rush to send samples now until after the long weekend. Thank you!

๐Ÿ”ฌ For more advice and our opening hours ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/May2024-BankHols

๐Ÿคฉ Happy Bank Holiday! We hope you're able to spend the long weekend ahead enjoying time with family, friends and of cour...
03/05/2024

๐Ÿคฉ Happy Bank Holiday! We hope you're able to spend the long weekend ahead enjoying time with family, friends and of course your hens and herd!

๐Ÿ”ฌThe lab is closed on Monday 6th May as there's no postal delivery, so please delay sending samples in the post until next week, in case they get caught up in any bank holiday postal disruption and arrive too old to test ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/May2024-BankHols

๐Ÿ“ปThis is an interesting listen, but it may make your skin crawl! We've seen an increase in tick activity this year and s...
23/04/2024

๐Ÿ“ปThis is an interesting listen, but it may make your skin crawl!

We've seen an increase in tick activity this year and scientists are worried that tick bourne disease is starting to pose more of a health risk to humans and animals as our climate warms.

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001y87f

๐Ÿ›’ bit.ly/Tick-Remover

James goes looking for ticks and asks how worried should we be about them.

๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿ”ฌ If you haven't already factored in your flock or herd spring time parasite control, then how do you know how their eg...
31/03/2024

๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿ”ฌ If you haven't already factored in your flock or herd spring time parasite control, then how do you know how their egg count is looking this Easter? Without testing you just can't tell. Large numbers of worms can be present without any clinical symptoms, so be sure to make regular testing an important part of your animals health routine.

Shop Poultry tests ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/ShopPoultryTests
Shop Farm Animal tests ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/FarmAnimalTests

We do hope you got plenty of eggs of the real chocolate variety this Easter too! ๐Ÿ˜

โš ๏ธImportant!
26/03/2024

โš ๏ธImportant!

New mandatory registration requirements are to be implemented for bird keepers in Great Britain.

Under these rules, all bird owners are required to register their birds annually ๐Ÿฆ†
This will help manage potential disease outbreaks like and keep your flock healthy ๐Ÿ’š

By registering, owners will receive crucial updates and guidance for bird care.

Keepers need to follow these new requirements by 1 October 2024 ๐Ÿ“†

Scottish Keepers need to follow these new requirements by 1 September 2024 ๐Ÿ“†

Read more: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-measures-to-help-protect-poultry-industry-from-bird-flu

๐Ÿ‘€ We had a suspicion that red mites were back in the Westgate chicken run, so used the carboard trick to see if we were ...
14/03/2024

๐Ÿ‘€ We had a suspicion that red mites were back in the Westgate chicken run, so used the carboard trick to see if we were right!

๐Ÿ”Ž Mites are nocturnal so tuck themselves away in cracks and crevices during the day then emerge at night. We placed some cardboard in the hutch to give them somewhere to hide and at the end of the day you can see what we discovered and then quickly burned! Next job is to disinfect everything and treat the hens to be on the safe side.

๐Ÿค“ If you need any help with mites or how to keep your flock free from them, Chicken Whisperer, Clare Taylor who runs The Handy Hen Facebook group has got some great advice on her website ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/Chicken-Whisperer-Articles

๐ŸŒง๐ŸŒท๐Ÿ” With the wet and mild winter this year we could see a flush of parasites. As Spring is now in the air, itโ€™s an impor...
11/03/2024

๐ŸŒง๐ŸŒท๐Ÿ” With the wet and mild winter this year we could see a flush of parasites. As Spring is now in the air, itโ€™s an important time to consider a worm egg count of your flock and herd.

๐Ÿ› The aim is to do something every season through the year to keep a check on parasite levels and ensure a burden doesnโ€™t get out of hand.

๐Ÿ›’ Poultry ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/ShopPoultryTests
๐Ÿ›’ Farm Animals ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/FarmAnimalTests

Spring is around the corner so it's a great time to get your test kits.
28/02/2024

Spring is around the corner so it's a great time to get your test kits.

Address

Middle Stobswood, Widdrington
Morpeth

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441670791994

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Westgate Labs for Smallholders posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Westgate Labs for Smallholders:

Share

Category