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Chicken Boarding

I offer poultry boarding at our home in Walterstone.

I have been keeping poultry for over 13 years now and understand how important it is when I go away to know my poultry are safe and well cared for.

I can take groups of up to 8 chickens (cockerels welcome), in secure fox-proof houses (one wood, and the rest are recycled plastic) with secure runs. I can also offer a collection and return service.

I also sell the fantastic Green Frog Designs recycled hen houses! We use these for boarders and they are incredibly easy to clean, very hygienic-prevent red mite! They are well ventilated and fabulous looking too. Please see my poultry housing page for full details.

Please see my terms and conditions for full details, charges etc. If you would like to book please fill in the Poultry Boarding Registration form below. You can also contact me on 07735401076

Poultry Boarding Terms & Conditions

1. Charges – £1.30 per bird per day with a minimum charge of £5 per day. A 50% non-refundable deposit is payable on confirmation of booking, and full payment is required before arrival through bank transfer or cash. Please note: the following holidays and Bank Holiday weekends are charged at double our normal rates, so £2.60 a day per bird. Dates: three days of August Bank Holiday weekend, 23 December – 2 January, four day Easter Bank Holiday weekend , three day Bank Holiday weekends in May and August.
2. Drop off is to be arranged after 2pm on the day of arrival and collection is before 12 noon. Collection and return can be arranged at a charge of 50p per mile plus £5 travel time charge within 5 mile radius of our premises, greater distances can be accommodated at a higher charge.
3. If you are running late collecting your hens, they may be moved to a temporary coop, to facilitate cleaning for other bookings, and an additional daily charge will be incurred.
4. Only healthy poultry is accepted onto our premises, any sign of respiratory disease or other poor health we reserve the right to refuse admission on the day.
5. All poultry boarding with us do so at the owners risk and we cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage to birds whilst they are in our care. If your birds are valuable, you should obtain insurance cover for the duration of their stay.
6. Poultry will be kept in their own groups in secure houses with runs.
7. All food and grain (Heygates) will be provided, although you are welcome to bring your own feed if you wish.
8. Bedding will be changed as necessary to maintain a healthy environment and houses are thoroughly cleaned and disinfected between each boarding group.
9. If a bird becomes unwell during its stay we will endeavour to contact you to discuss a course of treatment but if we cannot contact you in a timely manner, we will make a decision on a best course of treatment including veterinary attention, for which you will be responsible on your return before removing your poultry.
10. No refunds are given for early collection of your poultry.

Poultry Boarding Registration form

Poultry Boarding Registration Form

Name *

Telephone *

Email *

Address *

In case of emergency please provide a UK contact number: *

Date of arrival: *

Date of collection: *

Details of chickens to be boarded, including number, breed and sex: *

Last worming: *

Any current concerns you have about any of the birds:

Please sign here to say you have read and agree to our terms and conditions for chicken boarding: *

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Poultry Housing

We are agents for Green Frog and you can see several examples of the houses at our home in Walterstone and also more on their website Green Frog Designs.

Green Frog Poultry houses are made from recycled plastic and are easy to clean and access every area of the house. They are cool in summer and warm in winter. We use them for boarders and some of our own groups of chickens and we love them. They look funky too! They arrive flat packed and are really easy to put together, and lightweight to move around. The houses mostly come in small, medium and large and the recommended numbers of hens per house are shown below as per the Soil Association recommendations for room per bird (Green Frog also quote the Poultry Club of Great Britain’s’ recommendations on their website who allow a little less room per bird, so you can add a bird or two to our quotes). These houses are a little more expensive than some wooden houses but they are very well built and last for years, AND they need NO maintenance!! No more creocoating to prevent red mite!

The houses come in a choice of blue, green or yellow colours.

Below is a small selection of the products we can order for you, please contact us for the full range or look on the Green Frog website:

Here is the chicken house which comes in small (£310) for up to 2 large fowl or 4 bantams, medium (£355) for up to 4 large fowl or 7 bantams and large (£440) for up to 6 large fowl or 10 bantams. It has one or two nest boxes according to size, removable nest boxes, fully removable back for easy cleaning, air vents, and optional legs, wheels and automatic door opener all available at extra cost.

Here is the chicken lodge, which is exactly the same as the chicken house, but on legs which makes it a little easier to clean out – not so far to bend! Feeding dispensers can also be put underneath the lodge so the chickens can shelter if it is raining-and ours do use this as a shelter! Wheels are not available for this model, but it is fairly lightweight so can be easily moved with two people. Small-£325, Medium- £380 and Large-£450

Here is the chicken wagon (£725), a beautiful looking hen house which houses up to 6 large fowl or 12 bantams.

Here is the chicken barn (£530), which houses 7 large fowl or 16 bantams.

This is the small animal ark (£345), suitable for a trio of geese or 5-7 ducks as well as pygmy goats and pigs. There are also two duck houses available – small (£225) and large (£300) which house 2 large or 4 small, or 5 large or 8 small ducks. We have a large duck house and love it!