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Chicken Keeping Course in Sussex

Chicken Keeping Training Courses

Poultry Processing Course

Courses Run By: Plumpton College
Contact by Email:
Telephone: 01424 775615
Location: East Sussex
Plumpton College at Netherfield,
Netherfield Place Farm,
Netherfield,
Battle
TN33 9PY

Website: www.thenetherfieldcentre.co.uk
Please contact for details of dates and availability

Experience with chickens:

Plumpton College, Nr Lewes has been a provider of training since 1926. About 30 years ago Plumpton College at Netherfield was established and during the past eight years the Centre for Sustainable Food and Farming was set up.

With the aim of raising awareness of farming, food and environmental issues by providing an advice, training and networking enterprise to assist farmers and growers to keep farming in a sustainable way. More and more businesses have realised the enormous opportunity there is to add value and sell quality products to localmarkets.

Chicken Keeping Group Courses Information

Keeping Hens at Home - A one day course

This course is aimed at anybody who would like to start keeping hens for domestic purposes.
The course will consist of both practical and theory sessions including:

Breeds & Buying Birds
How to get started
Pure Breeds & Hybrids
Handling Birds
Anatomy of Birds
Housing & Feeding
Egg Production
Egg Quality
Eating & Hatching
Breeding/ Rearing Incubators
Managing a Broody Hen
Ailments & Treatments

Rearing Table Poultry - A half day course

Covering chickens, geese, ducks and turkeys from day old chicks through to slaughter.

Tutor: Sarah Blackford, has 25 years experience of poultry farming will provide a practical, informative session. She is also a registered inspector of organic food and farming systems and can answer technical questions on the organic standards.

Poultry Processing - A one day course

Visit the processing plant on a local poultry farm and gain practical experience in all aspects from live birds to oven ready. This will cover the legislation and HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) requirements for on farm poultry processing operations.

Practical Poultry Slaughter - A one day course

The Humane Slaughter Association will run a full day practical course in poultry slaughter. The course takes place on a farm. The HSA is a registered charity which specialises exclusively in the welfare of food animals. A veterinary surgeon will be present while participants train and carry out the slaughter techniques and will also be present for the exam. Successful candidates will be issued with licence to slaughter by the Meat Hygiene Service. For organic farmers, it is a requirement under the standards, that they should be licensed to slaughter their poultry in this way.

If you plan to stun or captive bolt your birds a Stunning Licence is a legal requirement

The costs for courses vary for more details and dates please visit www.thenetherfieldcentre.co.uk

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