Welcome to the 2012!
The new hens for hire advertising campaign......
Starting in January 2012 we begin our full launch of the Hens for Hire Service to schools and organisations across the country. Showcasing our hire service for hens and incubators and our courses for hen enthusiasts! Watch this space for more information!
The Ultimate Chicken Keeping Course-New for 2012!
It has been a few months in the making, in partnership with Pages Poultry a fantastic half day course to cover anything and everything to do with keeping chickens! From hatching to wing clipping we have got it covered, plus an oppertunity to check out over 600 birds! The dates for 2012 are:
DATES AVAILABLE 2012
January – Saturday 28th
February – Sunday 12th and Saturday 25th
March – Sunday 11th and Saturday 24th
April – Saturday 7th, Saturday 21st, Sunday 29th
May – Sunday 6th and Saturday 19th
June – Sunday 3rd, Saturday 16th and Saturday 30th
July – Sunday 8th, Saturday 14th and Saturday 28th
August – Saturday 11th and Sunday 26th
September – Saturday 8th and Sunday 23rd
October – Saturday 6th and Sunday 21st
November – Saturday 3rd and Sunday 18th
December – Saturday 15th
If you would like more information please get in touch or go straight to www.pagespoultry.co.uk
In the meantime we have been accepted as member of FACE-Farming and Countryside Education, a fantastic resource for schools interested in being more involved in the countryside, farming and animals.
Find out more at: http://www.face-online.org.uk/
Winter Boggy Runs!
Mud, mud glorious mud!
For all our best efforts we still have mud in our chicken runs! There are some things you can do to help. Put some perches in your run, branches work best and give them a break from the mud. If you can cover or part cover the run with a tarp or shade this will give then hens some protection from the rain. Also have a think about putting something down on the ground, wood chip is the most cost effective option.
We would love to hear how your hens are managing in the mud...please let us know how you are managing the mess!
Some amazing run options (sadly not ours!)