Snowy Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 (edited) I've been asked to have a stall at a village fair to promote keeping chickens in a garden! The theme of the fair is environmental issues and where our food comes from. I have a gazebo and thought I could take a couple of the girls. I've contacted Omlet and BHWT for promotional material. Thought I could use some of the Omlet schools info, especally colouring pictures, to give out to children. Can anyone come up with any other ideas for what I could do? Does anyone want to join me for the afternoon? (It is on 12th September in Thurnby, Leicestershire.) Edited September 12, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Would love to but it's a bit far for me! Have fun, sounds lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Sounds like fun, I'd help but I need to find paid positions at the minute, not going well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Ooooh I wish it was nearer I'd love to help, or visit at the least! Could you get pictures of your girls blown up to A3 size and put them about the place? And do you have ex-batts? You could do before and after shots. Have samples of food for people to see - grit, corn, pellets mash etc. See if anyone has any different colour eggs you can have on display (but hardboil them first! ) You could put up "Did you know?" posters like Did you know you don't need a cockerel to get eggs Did you know it costs about 3p a day to feed a domestic hen Did you know.......can't think at the minute but you get the idea. Then a list of nearby breeders, BHWT, websites Omlet etc for people to take away - just a little strip of pre preinted paper would do And instead of playing "pass the chicken" and stressing them out by being handled a lot you could do a "chicken handling session" where at a certain time you get one of the girlies out and give a little talk and maybe let the kids have a cuddle - I took my most bomb proof hen to school a year orr so ago and the kids LOVED stroking her and because it was only for a short while she wasn't bothered at all!! Good luck, sort of thing I love doing - it's amazing how you get roped into doing this stuff when people know you're a chook keeper BeckyBoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omletina Kyckling Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Can anyone come up with any other ideas for what I could do? Does anyone want to join me for the afternoon? (It is on 12th September in Thurnby, Leicestershire.) I can come and help if you like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 wow, brill ideas from Bex! Sounds great, wish I was closer! maybe you could have photos of cakes, mayonnaise, quiche, coleslaw, lemon curd, custard, custard tart etc and remind people of all the yummy things they can make with their own eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Sounds Maybe start collecting feathers from the run + take those with you, as BeckyBoo said take some feed with you, different types of eggs (quail, turkey, chicken, bantam, LF, geese) -I'd blow them instead of hardboiling them. For kids you could print off a few songs and stick them up, colouring in is a good idea, if you did take different types of eggs you could play match the egg to the bird. Photos of chicks growing up into chickens could be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I've been asked to have a stall at a village fair to promote keeping chickens in a garden! The theme of the fair is environmental issues and where our food comes from.I have a gazebo and thought I could take a couple of the girls. I've contacted Omlet and BHWT for promotional material. Thought I could use some of the Omlet schools info, especally colouring pictures, to give out to children. Can anyone come up with any other ideas for what I could do? Does anyone want to join me for the afternoon? (It is on 12th September in Thurnby, Leicestershire.) Yes! I'll join you. I live a mile from Thurnby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vivihen Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I am happy to come along, though I haven't your experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 Brilliant ideas, thanks all! Love some of those - specific times for chicken handling; might take some cake cut into small pieces for people to try; Did you know? posters - I'd thought about posters, but that sounds like a good format! Selection of eggs - like that one too! Re help - the more the merrier! If we don't get any customers we can have a mini meet and sit around drinking tea! Even if you don't think you know much, it's surprising what you will have picked up by then! I've already got public liability insurance for fairs and it covers selling food, so I'm covered on that front. This is great - keep the ideas coming! (I'm getting excited now!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 (edited) Sounds like it is going to be great I'm sorry I don't live close enough to help or visit as it sounds like it will be a superb display with all these ideas. Karen x Editted to correct some gobbeldy gook I typed earlier Edited June 12, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Sounds very exciting. Spread the word! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzle Knit Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I might be able to come - could bring eggy food of some sort along! Just one idea - could bake two identical cakes, one with garden hen eggs, one with supermarket eggs - get people to try a small sample of each and say which is best? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*mummy_hen* Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I'd love to do something like that!! Sounds like are going to have a brilliant stall!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockadoodle1 Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Hi Merrydale poultry have a base in Leicestershire maybe they would like to help with a display Phone number is on website merrydalepoultry.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleleicesterfox Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Maybe instead of a big cake cut into pieces take fairy cakes? you could decorate them with mini eggs or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Why not hardboil one of your girls egss & a supermarket value one,cut them in half & have them displayed to show the yolk colour difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 What about doing something like 'Pin the comb on the cockeral?' - a picture of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 That's brilliant, Chucky Mama! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 What fab ideas, sounds like you will have a fun packed day Snowy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Why not hardboil one of your girls egss & a supermarket value one,cut them in half & have them displayed to show the yolk colour difference? I think that sounds like a great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 Whoop! More great ideas - thanks! Still waiting to hear from Omlet and BHWT about whether they can help with material. Have had some VERY good offers from Karen at Merrydale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joybelle Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I would love to come if I could get there, but I dont drive. Joy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 Just bumping this back up again as it is only a couple of weeks away. If you can come, let me know. If you can come and can help by doing something in advance, ie baking or posters, again let me know! I have loads of info from BHWT; a coop and some books from Merrydale; the offer of an eglu from Omlet (I need to chase that one!) Getting eggcited now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 you could boil some eggs chop them up in a dish for people to try either just home grown or home grown and shop brought don't forget to display blue and green hens eggs guaranteed show stopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
