Beginners Chicken Keeping Course
Hosted by Outwood Mill Chicken Course
Type: Chicken Keeping Course - Beginner
Date: Sun 19 Aug 2012
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Price: £20.00
Wheelchair Access: Yes
Dog Friendly: Yes
Child Friendly: Yes
Rating: - 8 reviews
About the course
Hi I'm Tracy, I have been keeping chickens for about 4yrs. I currently have three Brown Lohmann hens, five Ex Battery hens and a Buff Orpington Cockeral who are a joy to look after, and they make fantastic pets. My chickens are housed in a large wooden coop and not an Eglu, in case you were wanting to see one.
Every morning I look forward to saying hello to my chickens (and they talk back) and collecting the freshly laid eggs, which are lovely on toast!
I live in the small village of Outwood with my husband and my 15yr old Labrador and 7yr old cocker spaniel dogs.
I look forward to sharing my enthusiasm and experience with you, where I will take you through the stages of basic day to day care of your chickens.
- Introduction to my hens
- Daily/weekly routine
- What you need to have in before you bring your hens home
- What to expect when you get your hens home
- What to feed your hens
- Healthy hens are happy hens, common health problems and how to avoid them.
- How to pick up and handle a hen and health check her
- How hens interact with each other, “the pecking order”
- Keeping your chickens safe- other family pets and predators
- How you can make the chickens work for your life style and circumstances, whether your garden is big or small
- There will be lots of opportunity for you to ask as many questions as you like
- My garden is accessible for wheelchairs
- Please wear outdoor shoes and bring a waterproof and be prepared to get a few dirty foot prints on your nice clean tee-shirt!
- Get an Omlet goody bag including chicken keeping guide (one per household).
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Also included in the course is a tour of England's Oldest Working Windmill. Which makes a great day out for the family. Full details of the windmill can be found here:
(www).outwoodmill.com Without the brackets
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Latest Reviews For This Host
Excellent morning.
- Hannah, 06 August 2012
We had a wonderful morning on this course with Tracy and are feeling much more confident to get ourselves set up with some lovely chickens. It was great to to hear her routine and her experiences and get a chance to handle a chicken for the first time and be shown how to check them over, something which felt so valuable seeing and doing first hand rather than reading in a book. Tracy was a wonderful and informative host, and my husband, 19 month old son and I were made to feel very welcome and enjoyed the tour of the windmill at the end too. A lovely way to spend a morning and very worthwhile. Thanks again.
Very Helpful
- Anna, 03 October 2011
Our host Tracey was lovely. The course was extremely informative. I only wish I had taken the course before I had bought my hen house and hens, however thanks to Tracey I can now understand how to make my current house work better for my girls. I've rehomed some ex batts and so it was great to get an understanding of what 'normal' chicken behavior should be! It was great that the group was small as we were able to ask as many 'stupid' questions as we liked! Loved the goody bag and the tour of the windmill too!
Excellent
- Stuart, 30 September 2011
The course was run by the very friendly Tracy who covered all the topics without it feeling scripted. Questions could be asked throughout and it was great to get some hands on experience. Well done Tracy.
A first class experience
- Sharman, 19 September 2011
Our hostess Tracy StClare made us very welcome and had obviously prepared for our visit. She was knowledgeable and informative and we came away more confident about keeping chickens. The course was good value and covered all aspects of chicken welfare and advice on their accommodation. We would recommend this course for all newbies to chicken keeping.
Eggcellent
- Jackie, 12 September 2011
Thanks Tracy had a great morning at a beautiful venue learnt everything we needed to know about chicken keeping cannot now wait to get our coop and hens. Added bonus was a tour of your lovely windmill in Outwood Village, would recommend this course to all. Tea and homemade pie was delicious
Beginners Chicken Course
- Coward, 29 August 2011
Very informative and good to get some 'hands on' experience of the chickens. Thanks very much.
Chickens are great
- Gene, 23 August 2011
Mobiles don't get reception out here so make sure you've sorted out your directions beforehand but there is a real windmill in the garden that is hard to miss. Good introduction to chicken keeping: feed, home, handling, bedding, expectations and ease. It is easier than you'd think once you have the right guidance and you will get that here. A lovely couple of hours in a lovely spot.
Great
- Vivien, 15 August 2011
A very informative and friendly experience. Learnt a lot about how to look after, house and general up keep of chickens. Will definitely be getting chickens. An added bonus a look around the windmill. Thank you Tracey.
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