The demand for free range eggs and organic food has become more and more popular of late and with the demand for free range eggs and hatching eggs, comes the demand for keeping chickens. Lots of people are now sectioning a part of their garden for the purpose of keeping chickens and only a couple of chickens will give you 2 eggs every day. There are lots of courses you can complete that will educate you on the basics of various breeds, legislation, health and hygiene and what you can do with any extra eggs you may have left over. You will also be taught the correct way to handle chickens and how to sex each bird. Not only do the courses help you to gain confidence in the handling of chickens but they will teach you all you need to know in order to embark on a very rewarding hobby. With every new venture and especially when working with any animal there are bound to be problems that will crop up from time to time, going on one of these courses will help you to feel confident in your abilities should anything unexpected happen.

Courses normally run for one day and you will learn much more than how to keep chickens. The course will also cover pest control, fencing, housing, feeding, health checks and eggs and what the potential is for breeding chickens using fertile hatching eggs.