16th November 2023 – We had fun filming for the ITV early evening news It all started with a phone call in the morning – explaining to us that Hen Hotels had become increasingly popular, so could they come and see our setup and talk more about how popular chicken keeping has now become plus […]
So over the past few weeks, a number of my hens are going through the moult – not a pretty sight but give them a few weeks and they will have lovely new feathers starting to grow Don’t panic when your chickens start losing their feathers. Moulting is a normal and natural process of shedding […]
We have had such a busy Summer – with chicken deliveries in June, July, and August – all of which sold out in a number of weeks. To everyone going away and needing their hens looked after so our hen hotels have been fully booked all through the Summer with not just hens but we […]
We have, over the years, run chicken keeping courses for beginners and everyone that attends receives an A5 booklet on what coops they need, which chickens to buy, what to feed then and general how to look after their new additions, so we have attached the leaflet below for you to download … Worth a […]
We offer Chicken Sitting – Our Chicken boarding service provides complete peace of mind that your hens are being cared for to a high standard, while you are away on holiday. Your hens will be housed in wooden coops with large runs for the duration of their stay. I have 8 boarding coops available Unless […]
I was collecting the eggs from my cheeky little bantams the other day and found a soft rubbery egg. It can happen to any hens but in particular new hens that have just come into lay or older hens which my bantams are on the older side now – think they are about 5 years […]
One of my Christmas presents from last year were signs for all our coops – so every coop has a special name … So we have names for our Chicken Sitting Coops – HEN HOTEL, THE CHICK INN and CLUCKINGHAM PALACE as you can see we have 2 coops full this weekend (18-19 January 20) […]
Stuck for a few Christmas pressie ideas then have a look below …. We have a few colourful metal ornaments, perfect for gardens, patios or indoors plus some of our yummy homemade jams ….
Our first delivery of hybrids arrived at the beginning of February – The new year had started so plenty of people began buying chickens again either as a new keeper or extending their existing flock … Then we had SNOW lots of snow – my own chickens thoroughly enjoyed their venture out into that white […]
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