Frequently Asked Questions
Have a question about keeping poultry? Check out our FAQs and Glossary for more help and information…
Have a question about keeping poultry? Check out our FAQs and Glossary for more help and information…
You should check your property title deeds, tenancy agreement and/or local by-laws for clauses relating to keeping poultry.
The breed that is right for you will depend on a number of factors including your poultry-keeping experience, how much space you have, what sort of egg production you are looking for. Our Poultry Team will be happy to advise you on the right birds for you and your situation.
Prior to being delivered, all our hybrid hens are fully vaccinated against all major poultry diseases and variant strains.
We will always offer to clip your birds’ wings for you when you purchase, but should you want to do them yourself, please refer to our care sheet for instructions.
Our hybrid hens arrive in stock for sale at 16 weeks old.
We feed our birds layers pellets. We tend to use Heygates as this product uses quality ingredients to provide the most beneficial nutrients required to help your hens lay the best quality eggs. The time each bag lasts will depend on the size of birds in your flock. Feel free to give your birds a treat in the shape of mixed corn but do not do so in large amounts as your birds will consume less pellets and the quality of eggs produced will suffer.
Please see our care sheet on feeding for more information
BANTAM – Small size chickens and cockerels.
BROODY – Term used for a chicken sitting on the nest in the hope of hatching some eggs.
COCKEREL – Male bird.
COMB – The pink/red fleshy part on the top of the hen or cockerel’s head. Larger on cockerels than hens.
CROP – A ‘pouch’ where the food is stored at the base of the neck. When full of food in the evening it can be clearly felt.
FERTILE EGGS – Eggs from chickens that have been with a cockerel. You can still eat these.
HYBRIDS – Chickens of mixed parents and grandparents, selected for their egg productivity.
MOULT – When the feathers are shed and re-grown. Usually occurs annually in the Autumn.
POINT OF LAY – The point at which hens start to lay eggs.
PULLETS – Female chickens under 1 year old.
PURE BREEDS – ‘Pedigree’ chickens (the chicks will resemble the parents).
WATTLES – The red fleshy parts hanging below the chicken’s chin/beak -much larger on cockerels than hens.
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