Introduction to Chicken Keeping 🐓
Short notice – but we still have spaces available!If you’ve ever dreamed of fresh eggs, happy hens, and a little more cluck in your life, this is for you. Join us for our Introduction to Chicken Keeping session and learn the essentials of raising chickens in your own garden. Perfect for beginners, curious families, or…
October 2025 – Hybrids are now available…
Look what just arrived (Tuesday 7th October) … Our last Hybrid delivery for 2025 – a lovely mix of Hybrids 🐓. They have all settled in well and are just waiting to go to their new forever home 🐓🏠 If you are interested in getting some Hybrids, then please drop me a text 07747 166408…
Feb 2025 – Small Pure Breeds are now available…
Look what just arrived … My first delivery of Small Pure Breeds for 2025 arrived yesterday (19th February 2025) – a lovely mix of Pekin Bantams, Araucunas, Silkies and Polish. 🐓. They have all settled in well and just waiting to go to their new forever home 🐓🏠 They are just too cute … 🥰🐔…
Morning Coffee and Meet the Chickens
Tuesday 28th May ~ 10am-12noon • Meet our Hybrid Chickens and Bantam Hens• Visit the Hen Hotel and Chick Inn with holiday residents including chicks and a bunny.• Enjoy Coffee or Tea and sample our homemade Quiche and Cakes made with our eggs.• Plus the Garden railway will be running around our Model Village. £15…
TV Filming – (ITV & RTL News) Chicken Keeping/Hen Hotels
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…
It’s that time of year – Moulting
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…
Wow what a busy Summer …
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…
New to Chicken keeping …
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…
Chicken Sitting plus other small pets
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…
Soft Shelled Eggs …
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…
New Year – New Signs for our chicken coops
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)…
Christmas Present Ideas …
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 ….
Charlotte's Chickens 