Hen School

Courses for keeping chickens at home

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Course Agenda 
 
10:00 - Tea / Coffee and introductions
 
10:30 - Everything you need to know about choosing, housing, feeding your hens
 
  • Choosing the right breed for you
  • Caring for ex- batts and what to expect with them
  • Where to buy your hens
  • Housing options and considerations
  • Introducing your hens into their new home
  • Feeding and foodstuffs
  • Keeping your hens healthy
  • Coping with the weather
 
12:30 -  Buffet Lunch    (Please advise of any special dietary requirements)
 
13:30 - How to keep your brood healthy and recognise and deal with illness
 
  • Recognising
    a healthy hen
  • Recognising
    an unhealthy hen
  • How to deal with a broody hen
  • Dealing with illness
  • Benefits of registering with DEFRA
  • Predators and how to keep your hens safe

 

15:00 - Meet the hens, learn how to handle them and a chance to ask questions
 
15:30   Presentation of certificate and course ends 
 
          ALL TIMES GIVEN ARE APPROXIMATE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 
                  The course is not suitable for children under 16 yrs of age
 
 PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT  NOT COVER KILLING/DISPATCHING AND BUTCHERING OF POULTRY
 
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