Keeping Poultry for Meat Day
Course Tutor
Sally Morgan
What you will learn
Once you taste traditionally raised chicken meat you will never want to buy a supermarket chicken ever again! Chickens are easy to keep and you don’t have to raise them just for eggs. On this course you will learn how to raise your own chickens for meat. We will also look briefly at keeping ducks and geese for meat too.
During the morning you will learn about the different breeds that are suitable for meat, some of which are dual purpose for eggs and meat. Most people buy their meat chickens as day-old chicks, so we show you how the raise the chicks under heat lamps. We cover all aspects of keeping the chickens, including housing and paddocks, rotations, feeding, disease, predator control, legal aspects, buying stock etc. We will also look at keeping the dual purpose breeds, for raising hens for eggs and cockerels for meat.
After lunch we demonstrate how to slaughter a chicken and pluck it. Then everybody has a go at eviscerating a chicken.
Administration
The numbers on this courses are limited to approx. 12 -14 people so that there is plenty of opportunity to discuss specific topics of interest. Much of this course takes place outside so warm weatherproof clothing and wellington boots are needed, plus a change of shoes. We will be handling birds that can be a bit mucky! Everybody gets to take away a set of notes and some fresh eggs.
The price includes all tuition, course notes, light lunch and refreshments during the day.
Gift Vouchers
You can give a place on this course as a gift or reward. You will be asked for details of the recipient when you add the item to your basket.
We also offer flexible Gift Vouchers for any course.
Discounts
We offer a £10 discount for the second and subsequent person booked the same time. Simply enter the Coupon Code “Second” in your shopping cart when you clicked the Add to Cart Button below to book your second (and subsequent) place.
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Sally Morgan What you will learn Once you taste traditionally raised chicken meat you will never want to buy a supermarket chicken ever again! Chickens are easy to keep and you don’t have to raise them just for eggs. On this course you will learn how to raise your own chickens for meat. We will also look briefly at keeping ducks and geese for meat too. During the morning you will learn about the different breeds that are suitable for meat, some of which are dual purpose for eggs and meat. Most people buy their meat chickens as day-old chicks, so we show you how the raise the chicks under heat lamps. We cover all aspects of keeping the chickens, including housing and paddocks, rotations, feeding, disease, predator control, legal aspects, buying stock etc. We will also look at keeping the dual purpose breeds, for raising hens for eggs and cockerels for meat. After lunch we demonstrate how to slaughter a chicken and pluck it. Then everybody has a go at eviscerating a chicken. |
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Administration
The numbers on this courses are limited to approx. 12 -14 people so that there is plenty of opportunity to discuss specific topics of interest. Much of this course takes place outside so warm weatherproof clothing and wellington boots are needed, plus a change of shoes. We will be handling birds that can be a bit mucky! Everybody gets to take away a set of notes and some fresh eggs.
The price includes all tuition, course notes, light lunch and refreshments during the day.
Gift Vouchers
You can give a place on this course as a gift or reward. You will be asked for details of the recipient when you add the item to your basket.
We also offer flexible Gift Vouchers for any course.
Discounts
We offer a £10 discount for the second and subsequent person booked the same time. Simply enter the Coupon Code “Second” in your shopping cart when you clicked the Add to Cart Button below to book your second (and subsequent) place.
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