Course Tutor
Sally Morgan of the Empire Farm What you will learn This is a beginners afternoon for people who are thinking about keeping a few chickens in the garden. Children are welcome on this course. A lot of topics are covered in this course including the different types of egg-laying chicken and where you can buy them, housing and runs - the pros and cons, feeding your chickens, disease, worming, dealing with mites and lice, protecting your chickens from the fox, introducing new chickens, as well as handling chickens and clipping their wings. We will also show an easy-to-manage incubator and brooder complete with hatching and newly hatched chicks for those people who are considering hatching a few eggs at home. The afternoon ends ends with afternoon tea and cake. Administration The course starts at 2 pm and finishes at about 5 pm. Part of the afternoon is spent outside looking at the chicken pens. Outdoor shoes or boots are advisable, with a change of footwear for when we are inside the teaching room. We will be handling birds that can be a bit mucky! Everybody gets to take away a set of notes and some fresh eggs. |  |
