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.

Testimonials

17th Nov 2009

Alison, just a note to say thank you very much for your pluck and gut course today.

I feel a lot more comfortable about despatching in the future, and as I have 16 boys to do within the next month, it has made me more confident on all aspects of killing and preparation for the table.

A great 3 hours, very informative and beneficial to me.

Kind Regards

Sarah Killick

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Snow Advice

This continuing snow fall and thick laying snow, not to mention the ice, is all just a complete nightmare. The chickens don't seem to like it any more than we do, but, like us, they are just going to have to get on with it.

If you have hybrids, then they are bred to cope with this weather and will not need any more care than they get normally. Chickens will cuddle up together at night naturally and will keep each other warm. Pure breeds, especially some bantams, do seem to need some extra warmth and some straw or hay, which I would not normally recommend, will be appreciated in the nest box and on the floor of the house. An old blacket thrown over the house will help, but don't block the ventilation hole.

The chickens are reluctant to go out in the snow, but will go out in it eventually. Water is the biggest problem as everything is frozen, but the chickens are quite enterprising and will happily eat the snow, so you can abandon the drinkers for as long as there is snow. They do still need food though!

They also need to be securely shut in at night as the foxes and rats are even hungrier in this weather. A rat will gnaw its way in and eat a chicken alive if it can, so keep an eye out for evidence of rats. Tracks are easy to see in the snow and you might be surprised to see just how much night time traffic there is through your garden.