location: nr Chard, Somerset |
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Interested in keeping a few chickens and wondering where to start? This introductory session covers both theoretical and practical sessions on: sourcing your chickens; general husbandry; feed and range management; chicken behaviour and welfare and animal handling. This course will also be useful to those interested in larger scale poultry production on a more commercial basis. Tutor Paul Thompson started an interest in fowl by owning and caring for a rare breed Golden Pheasant when he was 7 years old. This passion developed over the years and now Paul specializes in rearing all varieties of fowl but mainly rare breed poultry. He has extensive knowledge of commercially rearing poultry and egg production and has won a number of awards for his birds. The course includes:
dates: see 'book online' below
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how
to book: |
if you can't open
the booking form, you need Acrobat
Reader - it's free |
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arrive: |
for a 10am prompt start |
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depart: |
after
the course finishes at 3.30pm |
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directions: |
sent with booking confirmation |
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what
to bring: |
pen and notebook; work clothes |
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let
us know: |
if
you have any special needs |
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price: |
£69 Refundable up to two weeks prior to course (minus £30 admin fee) No refunds for cancellations within two weeks of course |
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lunch: |
provided |
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car
sharing: |
visit
our car
sharing forum to offer or request a lift |
