Keeping your poultry safe and well careed for

Keeping chickens safe is key to helping them thrive and stay happy and healthy! A secure environment protects them from predators, disease, and weather, ensuring they live stress-free lives and continue to lay eggs or provide meat. With the right shelter, fencing, and care, your chickens can flourish, giving you the most rewarding experience while keeping your investment safe and sound. Getting the right enclosure for your birds is essential. It provides shelter from the elements as well as protection from predators like Mr Fox. Chickens also require a roosting bar to sleep on every night and ideally a nest box to lay their eggs in. Most manufacturers will offer a guide for the capacity, but rule of thumb is a house that is a mtr sq can hold up to 4-5 large and 6-8 small hens, they don’t need a lot of room in the house, the outside space is more important. If you do have a smaller house with only 1 nesting box, always offer more external nesting boxes as chickens, we recommend 1 box to 3 hens as a minimum.

Free-range chickens are happy, healthy birds that enjoy the freedom to roam and explore the outdoors! With access to fresh grass, bugs, and natural forage, they get to live more naturally, which improves their well-being and results in tastier, nutrient-rich eggs. Plus, their active lifestyle keeps them engaged and content, making them a joy to raise. Raising free-range chickens means giving them the best of both worlds—freedom and great care! While free-range chickens enjoy the outdoors, they still need a safe, secure shelter to protect them from the elements and predators, ensuring they stay healthy and comfortable.

The health of your poultry is our top priority. That’s why we stock a wide range of quality, nutritionally balanced poultry feed so your birds are eating the right food to keep them happy and in great physical condition.Feeding your chickens top-notch feed is the secret to keeping them happy, healthy, and full of energy! Quality feed gives them the perfect mix of nutrients, helping them lay strong eggs, grow vibrant feathers, and stay strong and disease-free. When your chickens are well-fed, they thrive, and you'll enjoy a more rewarding and productive poultry experience! 

Chickens need to free feed like a cow grazing through the day. You should have feed always available in a feeder, to deter rats hang your feeder off the ground, use a treadle feeder or take your feeder in at night once the chickens are asleep.

We recommend giving your new hens lots of space to adjust when they arrive, do not over cuddle and fuss them. Let them have a good couple of hours to adjust and look around. Make sure the feed and water is easily seen and accessible. Once they have started moving around a little and seem more comfortable, we recommend going up to the run and sprinkling some treats about, this will instantly make you a nice association, build on this by always offering a little handful or treats when you go to see them especially in the first 2-3 weeks.

As chickens need to free feed rats can become a problem, you can prevent rats by keeping a clean area and not leaving food scattered on the ground.

1. If you are giving your chickens treats to forage, do not over treat, make sure you give small amounts at a time and al the feed or treats have been eaten.
2. Keep a clean area.
3. Remove eggs from nesting boxes daily.
4. Hang your feeder off the ground, use a treadle feeder or put your feeder indoors at night time.
5. Bait regularly.