The Old Farm Hens

31/12/2024

We’ve added two new little khaki campbell ducks to our flock. They have settle in so well already. Everyone is very happy. The drakes have 3 girls each now. Hopefully spring won’t be so manic!

31/12/2024

These three handsome boys were hatched this year. They’re dorking x speckled sussex. Happily chasing the hens and looking for new homes. 🏠

01/10/2024

🐔Have you got room for a few hens in your back garden?

Hundreds like this one are being rehomed from us (Via British Hen Welfare Trust) on Saturday 12th October and we urgently need people to come forward and adopt them.

If you are able to save a few lives, please visit-

https://www.bhwt.org.uk/hen-adoption/

If you can’t adopt, please help spread this message – it will literally save lives.

21/09/2024

Final hen rehoming of 2024 announcement! 📣

We are pleased to announce the next and final hen rehoming date for the year: 21st September 2024.

Our chickens have been living in our free range system producing excellent eggs for the local area. Collection from our farm near Uttoxeter only.

You will be given a collection time and collection instructions one week before the date.

Hen age: 18 months old
They are free range birds, they are up to date with worming and they were fully vaccinated when they come to us (one year ago).

Small rehoming fee applies (3️⃣ each)

Please contact 07545565689 by text or WhatsApp with your name and number of chickens you wish to rehome. Please only reserve chickens if you are able to collect on the 21st September.

19/08/2024

Absolutely 🥰🐓🥚

Here's an interesting fact you might not be aware of: Legally, an egg can be sold up to 30 days after it's been placed in a carton. Additionally, farmers have up to 30 days from when the egg is laid to when it's packaged for sale. This means the eggs you find in supermarkets could be as much as two months old by the time you purchase them, and they can have a sell-by date of up to four to six weeks later. Consequently, the "fresh eggs" you're buying could be over three months old by the time you eat them. This is why the free-range eggs from our own contented hens taste remarkably different and are bursting with goodness and nutrition—they benefit from a natural diet and are truly fresh.

17/08/2024

Broody hen out and about with her children

17/08/2024

Little Willow the Guinea pig has come to stay with her hen buddies.

18/07/2024

My broody hen has happily adopted the 5 chicks that hatched in the incubator this week.

12/07/2024

This is lovely 🐓

10/07/2024

Lovely old Dora dorking here for her third holiday with me.

10/07/2024

Lovely old Dora Dorking back with me for her third holiday.

10/07/2024

Four lovely girls here for the weekend. Enjoying the fresh grass.

09/07/2024

02/07/2024

These three lovely ladies are back for another stay.

02/07/2024

Good to have these two old girls back.