Branch manager Nick Meagor has been preserving pure and rare breeds of poultry for decades. Below are some of the birds hatched in schools, nurseries and care homes in 2017. These will be grown on at his farm in Cornwall and then sold to local poultry enthusiasts, where they will live free-range lives in domestic… Read more »
Twix is a pekin bantam who prefers the company of ducks to that of other chickens. Twix also insists on having exclusive use of her own private feeding bowl and drinker. She lives on the South East branch farm in Kent, where she will determinedly pursue/harass any passing humans until they pick her up and… Read more »
When CBeebies asked us if we would help create an educational TV programme all about hatching in schools as part of their ‘Down on the Farm’ series, we were delighted to accept. A fun day of filming followed and the programme is now live! Series 3, episode 1 – ‘Ducklings and Spring Barley’
Over at our South East branch, Kate and Giles were about to attach a new nest box to a coop which had been stored in the yard, when they discovered someone had already moved in and had to down tools! You can find out more about this farmyard-loving little songbird here: www.livingwithbirds.com/tweetapedia/21-facts-on-pied-wagtail