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[Lesley]

I know a lot of us have been disappointed by visits to the DFT in the past - but it has new owners now........ may be time to visit them again.

 

I know there's been a lot of flooding out that way but as soon as the rivers have gone down I shall be going to have a look.

[The Dogmother]

I'd be interested to hear what you think Lesley; it was a dive last time I looked in.

[sjp]

I might pop in on my way back from a potato day in Cheltenham on the 19th of this month

[WitchHazel]

Would be very interested to hear what you think Lesley.

It was awful when I went, before I got my first chickens, but that was a loooong time ago now.

[Lesley]

I think it will be a lot better

[The Dogmother]

I think it will be a lot better

 

Do you know who's bought it then?

[TAJ]

I think it will be a lot better

 

Do you know who's bought it then?

 

I reported on this back in April - they were not so much chicken people than other animals http://www.allthingswild.co.uk/ and here:http://domesticfowltrust.co.uk/products/visitor-information.html

 

It is really becoming a farm park with a number of chickens. The shop is still well supplied with chicken stuff - for sale hens are in bigger pens, but not well named or priced, and only hydrids for sale when I was last there.

 

Tracy

[The Dogmother]

I remember now Tracy, thanks for the nudge.

 

Have the conditions for the chickens improved at all?

[TAJ]

I remember now Tracy, thanks for the nudge.

 

Have the conditions for the chickens improved at all?

 

I have a colleague who lives next door, so I have popped in for supplies, but not gone around the farm park - the sell pens are outside and a bit bigger than before and they looked healthy - I feel it will become less chickens and more a day visit farm park - some of the museum is already a kids soft play area!

 

Tracy

[The Dogmother]

Sounds nicer than it was, I hope they're on top of the rat problem it used to have.

[Lesley]

I remember now Tracy, thanks for the nudge.

 

Have the conditions for the chickens improved at all?

 

I have a colleague who lives next door, so I have popped in for supplies, but not gone around the farm park - the sell pens are outside and a bit bigger than before and they looked healthy - I feel it will become less chickens and more a day visit farm park - some of the museum is already a kids soft play area!

 

Tracy

 

Sorry Tracy - I didn't know you'd posted as I don't visit the Chickens section as often as I ought - I'd posted this in NB.

 

I did wonder if that was the way things might move.

[TAJ]

I might pop in on my way back from a potato day in Cheltenham on the 19th of this month

 

Down for Dundry's potatoe event? We avoid the hectic potatoe weekend and go a week earlier before the crowds when everything is in stock.

 

Tracy

[sjp]

I might pop in on my way back from a potato day in Cheltenham on the 19th of this month

 

Down for Dundry's potatoe event? We avoid the hectic potatoe weekend and go a week earlier before the crowds when everything is in stock.

 

Tracy

yep I don't find it to crowded compared with Ryton and Shrewsbury but then I do tend to get there just as the event opens but I must admit I like to spend some time there talking spuds with a few of the regulars

as for all in stock the last couple of years part of the stock has been late normally the ones I want

[Chickenlicken8]

Has anyone popped down to the Domestic Fowl Trust recently?

I might go over today and see what it's like now

[The Dogmother]

I haven't been there lately, but a friend went before Christmas and said they're turning it into some sort of 'fun farm' with other animals, activity days and less specialist poultry stuff.

[TAJ]

We buy feed from time-to-time, but it really a kiddies farm park these days - not a chicken centre as it was.

 

Tracy

[SuburbanChick]

I was disappointed when I visited and I'm in no hurry to go back Think it might be a nice day out in the summer for people with kids and grand kids - I agree that's more the market they're aiming for now.

[Chickenlicken8]

I went over to the Domestic Fowl Trust the other day and had a chat with their chicken guy. He was explaining the place is split into 2 branches. The Domestic Fowl Trust is still the poultry side of things and they have all the equipment (he took me to see their birds for sale... had a few nice ones) and they have 'All Things Wild' which is a separate Nature Centre on site. Makes sense now!

 

Might take the kids down to the Nature Centre... looks interesting

 

Hope this helps anyone else that is confused by what's going on over there...

[oneyolktoanother]

We want last week was very dissapointed hardly any chickens really more a place to take kids