A Little about us:
My name is Karen and what started as me buying some POL hybrid hens
for myself a few years ago for "just a few eggs", has now
become Merrydale Poultry. Little did I realise how addictIve keeping
poultry could be !! Keeping hens is fast becoming one of the UK's most
popular pastimes.
There is nothing like going down the garden to the chicken coop and
collecting a few eggs for breakfast, I promise you, once you have tasted
a proper fresh egg you will never buy shop eggs again.
More importantly there is peace of mind as to where and how your egg
has arrived on you plate. No more buying shop eggs that have come from
inhumanly kept hens in pitifully small cages, did you know that, at
present, legislation says that a hybrid hen can be kept in a cage 550cm² ?
Thats less than the size of an A4 sheet of paper.
Keeping hens can also be a great way for kids to learn about looking
after animals, chickens can be very amusing to watch, ( i often find
myself sitting down in the paddock with a cup of tea and realise i
have been watching them for a hour !!!), feed costs are minimal they
also like your scrap veggies the more greens the more yellow the yolk,(see
our chicken care page for further information)
We keep several breeds of poultry, pure breeds and hybrid hens, which
are available as day old chicks, growers and POL 15 wks+. We also have
hatching eggs which are available for collection here at Merrydale
Farm or by post.
Support:
We offer all our new hen owners full support for the entire life of
the hen they buy, whether it was yesterday, 6 months or two years,
if you have any questions or worries you can email me or telephone
and I will be glad to help.
You can now shop online for all your Accessories
click here to view or
range of Forsham Cottage Arks
NEW .... Have a look at our new service we are offering,
your favourite digital photograph, mounted on a stretched box canvas,
a great way of displaying your picture of your favourite chook....
click here for more details |
