Contact Hook Farm

Hook Farm
London Road
Hook, Hampshire
RG27 9EQ

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Opening Hours

We are open weekdays in the evenings from 6.30pm to dusk. We are closed during the day from Mondays to Fridays.

At weekends we are open from 10.30am to dusk both days.

Boarding in and out is after 6.30 each weekday evening and after 11am at weekends.

Rehomes

We know that circumstances change and from time to time we get rehome chickens in. Our policy is to take hens in free and we rehome them at £5 to the new owner to cover their keep here. Unfortunately we get an overriding number of cockerels, and whilst we don't charge the new owners for them, they are usually here for a long time. We therefore charge £5 to take in a cockerel to cover our costs.

Contact us from the tab below if you are interested in taking some rehome hens or a cockerel for free, or need to find a new home for your hens.

Chickenalia

By popular demand we now have a dedicated site to all the wonderful things chicken related. You can browse and order online and pay with Paypal, or shop at the farm when you come over.

Click on the link to go to the Chickenalia site and see what we have for you! Chickenalia

Weaners available in September

We have Gloucester Old Spot piglings born on 1 July. Our piglings are weaned at 8 weeks and are then ready to go to their new homes. At 8 weeks old they are £50.

Contact us by email to alison@spottypiggies.co.uk or from the Contact button at the bottom of the page to reserve them. They are popular, so reserving one (or two or three) is best if you can.

Courses

Testimonials

25th Jun 2010

Dear Alison

I thought you might like an update on the chicks, who are doing very well! They are really big now, especially their feet, and are growing lovely wings and tails. They love to perch on the edge of the brooder and watch what’s going on in the classroom (see attached photo) and they eat and drink a lot. I am leaving the light off more and more as they were getting quite hot and panting. I’ve been turning it on at night though. They seem comfortable with this arrangement, so if you think it’s ok then I’ll carry on like that.

Hannah

Unicorn School

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Courses and Events

The Chicken Keeper Course is aimed at anyone wanting to keep chickens for the first time and will give you the confidence to start on a very rewarding hobby. With simple and thoughtful care your chickens will be a pleasure to keep, with the wonderful bonus of all those delicious eggs. Even if you have kept some hens for a while you will also benefit from the course as it provides helpful tips on making hen keeping easier and answers to those questions which inevitably crop up. The objective of the course is to provide you with all the information you need to keep your chickens happy and healthy.

For those who have had hens for a little while and want to know more about chickens in more depth we have the Advanced Chicken Keeper Course.

During the school holidays we run Children's Chicken Keeper Courses to encourage children to keep chickens and enjoy cooking with their own fresh eggs.

We also run Kill, Pluck, Gut and Bone courses, which are very hands on and much better than the very descriptive title sounds. If you are considering keeping meat chickens, then this course is a must. You will take home two chickens, one of which you will have boned ready to stuff and roll. Remember to plan your stuffing for a really special meal. The other chicken will be plucked ready for you to gut at home to reinforce what you have learnt.

All the course and event details can be found by clicking on the links on the left hand side.