Chicken School ®

~Group Chicken Keeping Course~

By popular demand Chicken School is offering an addition to its services of the 1-2-1, consultancy / advisory chicken keeping course and are also offering a group course (maximum 7 people). This group course is not suitable for children under the age of 14, children are fully catered for on the unique 1-2-1 course. Sorry no dogs.

This one day chicken keeping course has been specifically designed for the back garden keeper, to help you successfully get up and running. The aim of this course is to show you how easy and enjoyable keeping chickens can be, if done correctly; with hands-on advice and practical tips. It will help you select the right breed to suit you, based on your expectations of chicken keeping, look at important features to identify the right coop and show you how to keep your hens healthy and laying.

The course is fun and gives you an opportunity to meet like minded people.

• Benefits and Rewards of Keeping Chickens and savings that can be made by owning your own

   hens.
• Their Welfare Requirements: see and discuss chickens basic needs.
• Breeds: an overview of the various breeds; you will be given an exercise to help you
   understand  what your expectations are from a chicken, to help determine the most
   fundamental part of  chicken keeping 'the right breeds to suit you'.
• Housing outline various housing available and discuss the pros and cons of different houses; to

   help you make the right purchase. Guidelines of space required, nest boxes, perches etc. Tips
   for making your hens comfortable, safe and how to make it low maintenance.
• Handling how to handle and hold your hens correctly, with practical handling on live hens,

   inspecting health.
• Feeding present the various feeds available giving their advantages and disadvantages; along

   with other essential requirements to their diet. Tips on rodent distraction.
• Predators consider who they are, danger times and ways to protect your hens.
• Training demonstration and discussion of the importance of training your hens and how to 
   train them.
• Your First Eggs discuss when she will come into lay, how long it takes to produce an egg, the

   amount of eggs a breed can lay.
• Health: observe and discuss signs of health and sickness, preventative methods to keep them

   healthy and the supplements / medication available.
• Parasites identification: signs of various external and internal parasites, treatment and

   actions to keep them at bay.
• The Moult when and why does it occur, care and maintenance.
• Broodiness identifying a broody hen, the problems and discuss ways of dealing with her. 

   And much much more.......

Times of course 10:30 to 15:00hrs.
The course will be held outside (weather permitting), two course lunch and refreshments will be provided free of charge. Please advise if you are vegetarian.
Cost £50 per person. A Non refundable deposit of £20 per person is required.

You will be given a free information pack to use as a reference book, containing all the information covered on the course and more (value £10).
We reserve the right to cancel the course but will provide as much notice as possible (deposits will be returned if we do so) or we may amalgamate courses if attendance is low.

To book a chicken course, please use our contact page.

COURSE DATES:

26^th Sep    2010      - Spaces

31^st Oct     2010      - Spaces