half-day course

hens for the garden

location: nr Thornbury, South Gloucestershire

This half-day course is designed to give you a complete introduction to keeping hens in your garden.  Hens make lovely pets for all ages and are very rewarding to keep.  We keep a wide variety of birds in small and large systems for you to meet and consider.

This is a combination of theory, practice and demonstration with plenty of opportunities to meet and handle hens.

The course covers:

  • Basic Chicken Needs:  Here we look at the different options for housing your girls and their feeding and space requirements
  • Choosing a Breed:  The different types of birds available, including ex-battery hens and rare pedigrees.  How many to buy and what you might be expected to pay
  • All about Eggs:  Deciding how many eggs you want and how to keep/sell them.  The nutritional value and freshness of eggs
  • Caring for your Hens:  Routine daily, weekly and seasonal tasks throughout the year and how to prevent diseases/problems.  Your hens in summer and winter

You can camp onsite if there is space. Let us know if you are interested when you book.

dates: see 'book online' below

more on keeping chickens

how to book:
  

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arrive:
  
for a 10am prompt start
depart:
  
after the course finishes at 1pm
directions:
  
sent with booking confirmation
what to bring:
  
pen and notebook; work clothes
let us know:
  
if you have any special needs
price:
  
£40, plus £10 per pitch (max 2 people) per night for camping if required
Refundable up to two weeks prior to course (minus £20 admin fee)
No refunds for cancellations within two weeks of course
car sharing:
  
visit our car sharing forum to offer or request a lift
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


the venue is a 12-acre smallholding in the Vale of Berkeley, just north of Bristol