2. Second hand hutch that is £45, giving a good saving on the new price of £99. It is in very good condition.Testimonials
31st Oct 2011
May I take the opportunity to thank you for the meat chickens course. Both Jean and I feel confident that when we raise our own birds for the table next season that we'll be confident and capable of dealing with them humanely and efficiently. We were also delighted with the book, which reminded us exactly the order in which things needed to be done when we came to drawing the two birds that we'd plucked.
Best regards
John Norman
Chicken Keeper Book
Chicken Keeping is a joy. You will have a constant supply of the most yummy eggs you have ever had and the fun of watching your hen’s personalities develop as they go about their day, chatting to each other whilst looking for tasty morsels in the ground. I want to encourage every one who is considering keeping a few chickens in the garden to take the plunge and go for it. You will be amazed at how friendly and tame the chickens become and how much fun they are to have around.
I originally wrote this book to accompany the Chicken Keeper courses I run, but it has now grown to a point where it has become a book in its own right and I hope it will both inspire you to order your hen house now and reassure you that you will be able to cope with all eventualities in this most rewarding of hobbies.
The book is £9.50 with free P&P or collect from Hook Farm for Alison to personalise it to you. If ordering for postage, please send a cheque, payable to Hook Farm, to Hook Farm, London Rd, Hook RG27 9EQ.
Mud Management
If you keep chickens or ducks you will come across the problem of mud sooner or later. We believe we have found the perffect solution and the before and after photos (the trees show it is the same pen) tell the story. The solution is so simple that it is simply wonderful.
All you have to do is cut weed control mesh to the right size of the pen and cover with rubber chippings to a depth of about 4cms. Done!
Once down it will last for years as the rubber is virtually indestructible and the mesh will prevent it from being lost in the mud underneath. The rubber does not absorb water and so does not freeze.
When they first arrive the rubber chippings will smell slightly of rubber tyres, but that smell will go within the first day. Think of new car tyres that smell new when they are first put on, but lose the new rubber smell almost immediately.
If the rubber gets mucky you simply hose it off, or let nature’s heavy rain to the work! If you add a disenfectant, such as Barrier or Jeyes, to the hose water it will keep the pen clean and fresh.
The rubber chippings are down all year and warm up in the warm days. The hens seem to like the warmth, especially as they do not heat up too much on really hot days.
The rubber chippings are £10.50 per square metre. They are black and will be in sealed bags of approximately 10kg. There are 2 bags per square metre to give an average depth of 4cm of rubber chippings. If you need the mesh to go underneath it is £1.30 per pen square metre, but you will be given enough to allow for an overlap if more than one strip is needed.
We supply the mesh and chippings in the exact quantity you need. Click on the link to take you to the Mud Management site which will work out the quantity you need and where you can book and pay online for home delivery.Mud Management
Chickenalia
By popular demand we now have a dedicated site to all the wonderful things chicken related. You can browse and order online and pay with Paypal, or shop at the farm when you come over.
Click on the link to go to the Chickenalia site and see what we have for you! Chickenalia