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. We are closed during the day from Mondays to Fridays.

On Saturdays we are open from 11am to dusk.

We are closed on SUNDAYS and BANK HOLIDAYS.

Boarding in and out is after 6.30 each weekday evening and after 11am on Saturdays.

Boarding

We have indoor and outdoor hutches for Rabbits and Guinea Pigs, just bring your pet and we do the rest. We even store your carry cage until your return.

Pets with their own portable cage such as Hamsters, Rats, Mice, Gerbils, Degus, Chinchilas, Budgies and Parrots come in their cages and live in the dining room. We can also accomodate chickens and reptiles (not together).

We provide all the food and bedding your pets need during their stay with us. Use the contact button at the bottom of the page to check availability.

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Incubators for Sale

We have ex-hire Smart incubators for sale. They are fully automatic and are in good working order. They are £100 each.

Cream Legbar Fertile Eggs

We have fertile Cream Legbar eggs for sale at £1 each. Email to check availability.

Testimonials

12th Mar 2010

Hi Alison

I just wanted to say thanks for the course last week – I really enjoyed it, and thought it was very well put together. I can’t wait to put chickens in the garden now!

Thanks again.

Louise.

Home > Support and Advice > How to Humanely Cull a Chick

Humane Culling for a chick

There are occasions when it is necessary to cull a chick.

The principle with chicks is the same as with chickens in that the quickest and most humane way to dispatch a chick is to sever the head from the neck. The best thing to use is the thin edge of a cup or mug.

Holding the chick in your main hand hook the chick’s head over the cup, press the top of its neck down with your thumb and you will feel the neck give way as your thumb suddenly feels the lip of the cup. You should hold the cup with your other hand to prevent the cup from falling over and not killing the chick cleanly.

Once you have hold of the chick and have the head over the edge of the mug you should press down immediately to cull the chick as quickly as possible and minimise any distress.

As soon as the spinal chord is severed by the edge of the mug, the chick is brain dead. This will have the effect of making the chick flap its wings, run with its legs, open and close its beak etc. This is just the result of the brain no longer controlling the actions of the chick and is not the chick consciously struggling. The movements will last up to a minute or so and can be a bit disconcerting if you are not expecting them.