Is Poultry Keeping for you?

At Muddy Carrot HQ we like to keep a handful of chickens supplying eggs for our table.  Eggs are such a complete food, in fact Zest Magazine gives 7 good reasons for making superfood eggs part of your regular diet.

If you have the space and have thought of keeping livestock, chickens are a great starting point.  Our chickens are loved by every member of the family, and have bags of personality – whilst at the same time producing us a regular supply of eggs!

If this is something that appeals to you then Greenmeadow Poultry  offer a range of traditional breeds.   Cheryl from Greenmeadow compares traditional utility breeds with a purpose-bred laying hybrid - “A traditional utility hen will live longer and be productive over a longer time. For example, I have a five year old hen who still layed reasonably well last summer, in between raising two broods of chicks for me. She moulted in October and came back in to lay; and I expect to be able to use her as a broody this summer, too.” 

Their excellent services also include a range of poultry keeping courses from general care through to preparing chicken for the table and they are happy to advise on feeds and poultry housing.