Following major changes to the use of antibiotics for game birds, Graham Crocker saw a need for a hygienic, closed water drinker. The Quill Drinker was patented and the first Quill product was sold.

Graham is awarded the Farm Diversification Award at the Royal Bath & West Show for the invention of the Quill Drinker.

The large Quill Feed Bin Kit is invented to prevent feed waste and becomes a popular choice for free-range hens and game birds.

The first export orders of the Quill Drinker ship to Florida and New Zealand. The Quill office team grows to include a full-time sales team.

Quill Productions wins the RABDF Prince Philip Certificate of Merit.

In response to an outbreak of disease in garden birds, the Quill Garden Bird Drinker is developed.

Our best-selling liquid organic acid supplement Quill Boost Tonic launches for improving the immunity of game birds without using antibiotics.

To meet the demands of an ever-increasing product range, a rotary moulding machine is installed to mould Quill equipment in Dorset.

Graham works with gamekeepers to develop the Quill Midi Feeder, a versatile 3-part design which can be adapted to use with chicks right through to adult birds.

Designed with a unique side-loading design, the Quill Vermin Trap Box with MK4 Fenn Trap quickly becomes a popular choice for pest controllers who want a durable, easier to set option.

The Quill Disinfecting Boot Dip hits the market with unique internal brushes and is an instant success with farms looking to improve their biosecurity.

Quill wins an award for the hoof spray system. The Quill Trail Feeder is launched as Quill's largest feeder yet with capacity for up to 20 bags of feed.

Our first Quill tank drinker with nipples is launched as a larger capacity version of the Quill Drinker and soon gains popularity for using in game bird release pens.

Quill Productions at has grown to include many of the products we stock today, including hygiene supplies like the Quill Disinfectant Trolley.

After moving manufacture of the Quill supplements to the UK, Quill Calcium Boost and Quill Calcium Super Boost are launched and become popular with poultry layer farmers.

Following the spread of Avian Influenza across the UK, the Quill team work closely with poultry farmers to develop products to help improve disease biosecurity.

Following Defra guidance, Quill Dry Box is launched to keep farm visitor records safe and the 2-step boot dip protocol is developed featuring the brand new Quill Cleaning Boot Dip.

Graham spoke to Countryfile's Adam Henson about the Quill supplement range and how Quill Calcium Super Boost can help poultry farmers reduce their phosphate polution.

The Quill 150 Spring Trap is approved as a humane and rapid head kill trap for stoats, weasels and rats.

The original quill tank drinker is reinvented as a new, adjustable version with two available leg heights.

The Quill Adjustable Tank Drinker becomes a popular choice for gamekeepers, often shipped out by the pallet.

After the success of the Quill supplement range, the product development team worked closely with UK manufacturers to design the Quill Multi-Doser for using with supplements, water sanitisers, medications and more.

Oxi-PURE™️ Water Sanitiser is launched as a hydrogen peroxide water sanitiser which doesn't need an EP Form.