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Should we hatch in our classroom? There has recently, quite rightly, been some high profile media coverage regarding the poor welfare of some chicks from a school hatching project using another provider. We would like to stress yet again that this was nothing...
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Here at Eggucation we not only LOVE the work we do with our schools hatching programmes. We love the engagement and learning that take place based around the children’s experience of hatching chicks in their classroom. But we also think its vital that the chicks...
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Why do we show our birds? Passion That’s it in a nutshell. Job done. But really…If you believe in what you are doing and the breeds that you keep, you want to make sure they are the best they can be. There is no better way than comparing them to the best that...
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Croad Langshan – big beautiful birds… So. Croad Langshan. The only thing they have in common with the Andalusian Bantam, the subject of our last blog, is that they are chickens and they are on the Rare Breed Survival Trust watch list! So how did these huge...
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EGGciting new birds at Eggucation HQ We hope it’s apparent that the birds behind your schools hatching experience are a real passion for us here at Eggucation. I can see their pens as I type. We have invested heavily in new sheds and runs this year, each breed now...
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Incubator Vs Broody…. As we are already looking forward to next years schools hatching I was reading on a Facebook Poultry group about opinions on how everyone had found their hatching season – Broody Vs Incubator – so I thought I might pen a few words on...
