Martin B Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Would be great if you got some rescue hens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh sarah Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 brilliant news i am sure the pupils and staff will learn loads sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanut12 Posted February 8, 2008 Author Share Posted February 8, 2008 ALL SYSTEMS GO!!! The Governors said "Yes, it's an Eggsellent idea" so work starts on the run next week (half term) I'll keep you all posted on our progress. Thanks for everyone's help, advice and support in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Maidenbower Junior School in Crawley, Sussex keeps hens. The caretaker looks after them. I just thought I'd mention it in case anyone wanted to contact them and ask about the procedures they had to go through. It isn't anything to do with me, except that we go to Stagecoach there on a Saturday. (It was at a SC summer school that DS (then 7) saw the hens and asked to keep them at home.) http://www.maidenbowerjunior.w-sussex.sch.uk/ - the chickens are pictured on their home page. I just thought I'd update this because to my ridiculous excitement, when I went on Saturday I saw that the wooden ark has been replaced by a gorgeous BLUE CUBE!!!! Much whooping from me and DS had to ask me to be quiet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 So how are the school choks getting on Peanut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanut12 Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 they're doing well and looking great. We're getting on average about 6 or 7 eggs a day and selling them just as fast. The kids love it and so did OFSTED. Also the staff often stop to watch for a couple of minutes, which they say they find very therapeutic. We now have 2 Indian runner ducks, 1 sweidsh blue duck and some wild mallard ducklings too. From September, we are teaching year 7s a course about horticulture and animal care, so it's really taking off. We're also getting a 50ft polytunnel. Our plan, if our veg grows etc is to expand, design planters and boxes for flowers and plants ad sell them, along with the veg and eggs and small plants at a School shop on the first Saturday of every month, with profits going towards the course and the animals. Later, once our new building is finished, the kids want to start bee-keeping and make our own honey. Look out for an article on us in this months Country Smallholding magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 We live opposite the local infant school (and we're keyholders so actively involved in the school although our children have left) and this thread made me wonder whether to suggest we set up our eglu, run and chickens for a day to show the children. My eldest who is great with the chickens finshes school a couple of days before the infant school so he'd be able to talk to the children. What reasons have people used with the heads that would apply for a one day 'show and tell' ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alih Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Peanut. it sounds fantastic - lucky kids and staff! And well done you for instigating at all. wish my kids went to your school! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 that's wonderful! our primary does a lot of gardening/veg growing, but I cant see our head going for chickens... this Sept my oldest starts secondary - and they have a proper farm there with chooks, goats, cows, sheep, horses plus small animals from bunnies to exotics. she's ecstatic about becoming a Young Farmer. they do really well, win prizes at the county show etc and they learn the whole animal husbandry right through from birth to selling the meat and the eggs. I think its so worthwhile for kids to learn things like that at school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
