Useful Links

Link here to other Flyte so Fancy Websites:

For a huge range of Electric Fencing supplies and a wide selection of Electric Fence Kits, go to www.electricfencingkits.co.uk

Breeder information:

Local Breeders that we know and can recommend:
Dobles Poultry, Yeovil (Somerset) Tel: 01935 862393
Barry Dunning, Ibberton, Nr Blandford Forum. Tel: 01258 817854
Hookins & Son. Gillingham (Dorset) - Black Rocks Tel: 01747 822312
Cherry Barlow, Marnhull (Dorset) - Silkies Tel: 01258 820754 www.springcottagedorset.net

Other Breeders we have heard good things about:
Chalk Hill Poultry, Martin (Hants) Tel: 01725 519356 or 07966 552734 www.chalkhillpoultry.co.uk (lots of breed photos on their website)
L & G Poultry (N Somerset) Tel 01934 862752
Longdown Farm (Southampton) Tel 023 8029 2837
Beasty Birds, Wiltshire. Breeds: Cream Legbar, Polands, Orpingtons, Wyandottes, Silkies. email: sales@chirpychickssouthern.co.uk or link:

www.beastybirds.co.uk

For information and advice about many breeds of poultry try: www.poultryclub.org

or visit the Hen Keepers Assoc. at www.henkeepers association.co.uk

If you are interested in re-homing ex-battery hens then visit:www.bhwt.org.uk

For a selection of books, videos and further links try: www.blpbooks.co.uk

Goose Breeders - Gullliver Geese & Goslings
UK largest supplier of day old goslings for the UK goose production market. Home of the Stow and SuperStow strains of the Embden Goose. Day old goslings available from April to August.
Interested in Keeping Quail? Or simply buying Quail eggs? Nik Tobutt of Garden Quail occasionally has hatching eggs available. Visitwww.gardenquail.co.uk

For all regulations regarding poultry see the DEFRA website at: www.defra.gov.uk

For information about all kinds of waterfowl link to: www.domestic-waterfowl.co.uk

For an informative magazine including a breeders directory try either: www.countrysmallholding.com

or www.practicalpoultry.co.uk

There are many specialist breeder websites dedicated to almost every breed of hen, here is just one: www.pekinbantams.com

For all kinds of useful information try: www.poultry.allotment.org.uk or www.poultrykeeper.com If you would like to go on a chicken keeping course, or have one to one teaching, try:

"Want to keep chickens at home but don't know where to start? Why not try a hen-keeping course for beginners run by Lesley Austin in Mid-Suffolk," follow this link: www.henschool.com
OR

"Chicken School provides a 1-2-1 chicken keeping course tailored especially for you and your family, either at your or our premises; we also offer group courses. Teaching you everything you need to know to get you started and much more. We promote good chicken keeping skills to ensure you get the most from your hens." Contact Val Moody in Swindon
www.chickenschool.co.uk

Chicken Chat Forum links:

The Online Urban Chicken Community, hosted by Dean, can be found at:
www.urban-chickens.com Poultry Chat Forum: www.poultrychat.com Poultry Keeper Forum: www.poultrykeeperforum.com We recently met Adrian & Sally Morgan of The Empire Farm which is just over the Somerset border from us, in Templecombe. They have a great website and run courses for various smallholding skills including butchery courses, keeping pigs courses, poultry courses and now vegetable growing courses, as well as selling their own rare breed organic meat online. Call them on 01963 371681 or visit www.empirefarm.co.uk

 Other links which may be of interest ....

For information about Poultry-Friendly Vets, visit the Poultry Keeper.com website for a list of vets, and watch out for our own information page coming soon ...www.poultrykeeper.com

A website to find all kinds of country pursuit products and information: www.pointerproducts.co.uk

Longdown Activity Centre near Southampton is a great place to visit and see many animals, they also have poultry, rabbits and guinea pigs for sale:www.longdownfarm.co.uk Take a look at First Pasture Books who have a very nice selection of land and country books, as well as having many interesting chicken books: www.firstpasture.co.uk

A lovely website about gardens to visit, as well as gardens that are unusual or not on the normal garden visit circuit, can be found at: www.excusetheweeds.co.uk

For hundreds of interesting and useful distance learning courses, including courses on many aspects of agriculture, horticulture and poultry keeping, go to the ACS Distance Education website: www.acsedu.co.uk

Want to see our egg boxes in use? - then visit RawrChoc.com - lovely easter eggs in gorgeous blue boxeswww.rawrchoc.com