Eglu Go With 2m Run For Sale

[Chicken Licken]

After much risk assessing, last monday I moved 4 chickens into the school where I work, along with my eglu and 3m run. After a week in the run I gave them the chance of a free range in their very secure,very expensive, security fence enclosed enclosure and went off to teach kids and go about my job! Within 2 hours they were roaming the school site!! Anyway - we now know that they can squeeze through the bars of the fence - back to the drawing board.

We have however had our first 2 eggs

[CheekyPekins]

Brilliant! I'd love to suggest chickens for my son's school, that's a great idea Slight shame about the roaming around school - but I bet the hens will soon learn to beat a hasty retreat once they learn that the bell for break means a stampede of kids! Good luck

[groovydad]

I really want to suggest this to my son's school. I even have a spare coop, broody hen and eggs. They'd love it.

 

Well done you. What hoops and risk assessing did you have to get through?

[Mrs_B]

That's such an amazing idea! I bet the children love the chickens.

 

Do you share the eggs with the children/school (cooking, using the shells for art etc)

 

I wish I had something like this when I was at school!

 

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[Chicken Licken]

I had to risk assess fully, provide evidence of the supplier of the girls and all the vaccinations they have had, train up a couple of helpers and prove that my experience of keeping chooks made me a 'competent person'. I had to provide all the data safety sheets for the cleaning products etc - just seemed like a lot of hoops to jump through! but actually makes sense to cover our backs.

The planis that my year 10s will care for the chooks as part of a module of 'small animal care' and take responsibility for the girls. We plan to sell our eggs to pay for the upkeep of the girls. However the guidance I am working to is much tighter than Defra require!! I see it as a means to an end. The kids are all fascinated by the girls and I'm sure we will make them a success