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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: JMF on January 29, 2013, 21:24

Title: Chicken Boarding
Post by: JMF on January 29, 2013, 21:24

Help please need to board our seven girls in 2014 live near Aldershot Hants Can anyone recommend a suitable place please that is clean and will love them as much as we do we will be away approx 16 days.  There are four pure Suffolks, Two Hybrids and then little babs the bantam.

Title: Re: Chicken Boarding
Post by: Aunt Sally on January 29, 2013, 21:50

Is this any help ?

http://wiki.omlet.co.uk/index.php?title=Chicken_Sitters_Directory#Hampshire

Title: Re: Chicken Boarding
Post by: crh75 on January 30, 2013, 12:57

I use: http://www.hookfarm.net/chickens/ (http://www.hookfarm.net/chickens/)

Title: Re: Chicken Boarding
Post by: loretta cluck on January 30, 2013, 13:07

Sorry i cannot recommend anyone, as I'm miles away from you, but is it worth looking at local dog walkers/cat sitters etc.....  I have booked with a local company who mainly see to cats/dogs, but the lady who runs it has a farming background....Rather than up-rooting my girls to somewhere strange, causing stress etc, I am away for 8 nights, and have booked for her to visit my home/coop 3 times per day, (early morning clean/feed, afternoon corn feed, and then to lock them up at bedtime), at a cost of £6.00 per visit, which also includes seeing to my cat, so £18.00 per day, total just short of £150.00....and the girls get to stay at "home".... Hope you find something suitable.

Title: Re: Chicken Boarding
Post by: jhub on January 31, 2013, 20:41

Hello,
Alison at Hook Farm in Hampshire boards chickens. (Google Hook Farm for details)
I boarded my 2 girls last winter for a month and thy were fine.
Alison is very knowledgable and helpful.
Good luck,
Jane

Title: Re: Chicken Boarding
Post by: Sassy on February 01, 2013, 08:13

Are there any local trustworthy teenagers who would be happy to help for a bit of cash. It will be better for your chooks if they can be looked after at home. Even any adults are likely to be cheaper than boarding places. Could you promise eggs during the spring and summer for help? Just a thought :)

Title: Re: Chicken Boarding
Post by: pepsi100 on February 02, 2013, 13:25

I am looking for someone near me to drop over a couple of times a week, just to feed/water my chicks from 3 week time
Any eggs they would be welcome to

(I couldnt get on that omlet website, it was locked)

Title: Re: Chicken Boarding
Post by: thechicken on February 11, 2013, 19:24

Woukd it be possible to set up a 'sitter' service via this website. I wold be delighted to help others out in my local area rather than having to put chickens into 'boarding' and at no charge if he favour was reciprocated?
Is this something we could do?