Chicken coops plans

If you are considering acquiring hens for family egg production and/or as gardener’s companions and pets OR if you’ve already got chickens and feel you lack knowledge or are experiencing difficulties, then this short course is just perfect for you:

Teaching takes place on my working smallholding in the East Riding of Yorkshire:• We’ll cover all aspects of acquiring hens for family egg production.

• Signs of health and illness – how to handle hens without stress.
• Feeding and maintenance issues including feeding household scraps etc.
• Housing systems & confinement verses free range living?
• Cockerels – necessary or nuisance?
• Discouraging vermin, predators and controlling contamination risks.
• Keeping chickens and maintaining happy neighbour relations!

Course commences 10a.m. and concludes 1 p.m. – purchase price is per person and includes tea or coffee with home baked cookies. Course delivery is mixture of practical demonstration, discussion and participation outdoors involving my own hens and bantams plus some theoretical delivery and discussion in the comfort of my own home with a cup of tea or coffee and home baked cookies. Course delivery is targeted at adult attendance but one to one adult accompanied and mature outlook children will be most welcome.

Tutor with in excess 20 years self sufficiency experience of both upland and lowland situations, former agricultural college tutor/assessor & full scale farmer. Please see Gardenfarming web site for full details – attendance by prior booking only & all courses restricted to 6 placements.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact Name: Sue@gardenfarming.org
Gardenfarming
Near Hornsea
East Riding of Yorkshire
HU11 4UH
England
Telephone: 01964527907
Website

Course Provider: Gardenfarming
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