TRANSPORTING YOUR BIRDS
It is our aim that all birds have as safe and short a journey as possible so please make sure your arrangements will ensure this. We will endeavour to provide all assistance we can but the responsibility for making the transit arrangements and the care of the birds whilst in transit is yours.
As all growers and adults are free range reared they are let out in the morning. We must therefore be notified at least the day before if you are collecting them,
PERSONAL COLLECTION :
Please ensure you bring plenty of well ventilated crates / cages or large, secure boxes, with plenty of airholes in and preferably shavings in the bottom. Please ensure you let us know when you will be arriving at least 24 hours in advance or we cannot guarantee to be able to catch them (we also have a busy plant centre and visitor attraction which is not easy to leave during opening hours).

NEW HOME
It is also vital that you have their new home absolutely ready before you leave – complete with food and water, bedding and a secure way to keep them in for a few days (for adults). All new birds should be isolated from existing birds - they are both potentially dangerous to each other in the same way as kids going to school will pick up bugs from each other at the beginning of term. They have both been challenged by different bugs and strains in their environment to which they will have developed an immunity. Moving home causes stress and so you need to keep your new birds quiet and safe for at least a week. Any health problems that crop up after this and if you have not kept the birds separate we cannot be responsible for.
All brooding pens should be already warm and safe. This way your birds can be quickly transferred in to their new home and left in peace to settle. We advise they are kept secure for several days until they are happy that this is their new home. If you already have birds, introduce them after a couple of weeks with mesh between them so new and old can get used to each other. All birds should have access to a proprietary poultry feed at all times and clean fresh water.

Chicks will need a medicated chick crumb until they are 6 weeks old, Growers need proprietary growers pellets until they are 14 weeks (for Black Rock) -we suggest until 16 weeks for the traditional breeds, when they change to layers food. We strongly suggest that feed is given ad lib, in a clean no spill feeder. We understand the feelings about organic production but do really recommend that if you cannot access organic feed that you resist the urge to not use a growers / layers feed as you will not be doing the best by your birds. Production will be lower and the birds will not be getting the full general nutrition they require for long life, simply from ranging. Grain alone does not provide enough protein nor vitamins. It also tends to lead to fat hens which do not lay as well.
We advise a grain feed in the late afternoon and, especially where predators are known, that all birds are securely shut in at night.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US ANY TIME IF YOU NEED HELP AND WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO ASSIST YOU.
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