Chickens can make delightful garden pets.

This is a great workshop for beginners. We cover all the basics at a relaxed pace over 2-hours.

* Daily life of a chicken, Breeds, Handling
* Housing & Equipment, Feed/Water & Grit, Egg Laying, Other family pets
* Ageing chickens, Integrating chickens, Wing clipping
* Cleaning, Litter
* The weather - British seasons
* Vaccinations, Predators, Pest control, Worming, Avian Bird Flu

Includes
* 2 hours interactive 'hands on' with chicks, pullets and laying birds, 2.30 to 4.30 pm
* Question & Answer - we encourage questions
* Day Ticket entry and use of the farm park facilities - before &/or after the workshop

Booking
* Basket - add the number of workshops you need to your basket
* Delivery - choose WORKSHOP - Be a Farmer and Caring for Chickens at Home and the date you would like to come.
* Checkout - add the name(s) and age(s) of any children attending the workshop to the Comments box plus anything else you think it would be useful for us to know, such as a birthday, special interest ...

We look forward to welcoming you to Farmer Gow's.

Dates 2026

August
* Wednesday 26th
* Saturday 29th

September
* Saturday 5
* Sunday 6
* Saturday 12
* Sunday 13
* Thursday 17
* Saturday 19
* Sunday 20
* Saturday 26
* Sunday 27

Special occasion - if you have a special family celebration and would like to discuss alternative dates, please contact us on 07879 219 103.

Suitable for
* adults - including beginners, interested in having their own small flock, adults supporting children ..
* students - aged 10+ years if not accompanied by an adult
* children - aged 8-9 years if accompanied by an adult

October
* Thursday 1
* Saturday 2
* Sunday 4
* Saturday 10
* Sunday 11
* Saturday 17
* Sunday 18
* Saturday 24
* Sunday 25
* Monday 26
* Tuesday 27
* Wednesday 28
* Thursday 29
* Friday 30
* Saturday 31

November
* Sunday 1
* Saturday 7
* Sunday 8
* Saturday 14
* Sunday 15
* Saturday 21
* Sunday 22

December
* Monday 28
* Tuesday 29
* Wednesday 30
* Thursday 31

2027

January
* Friday 1
* Saturday 2

Special occasion - if you have a special family celebration and would like to discuss alternative dates, please contact us on 07879 219 103.

Suitable for
* adults - including beginners, interested in having their own small flock, adults supporting children ..
* students - aged 10+ years if not accompanied by an adult
* children - aged 8-9 years if accompanied by an adult

A maximum of 6 students/adults/children per workshop.

On receipt of your booking, we will send you confirmation details including health & safety advice and recommendations for what to wear/bring on the workshop.