Welcome to our wonderful world of chickens...

Our birds are used to children, wormed, vaccinated, health checked and allowed to roam freely. If we can help you with any aspect of poultry keeping, please do not hesitate to ask, we are always happy to chat about our birds and our experience with them.

We're Brackenholme Banties because we originally started with Exhibition Bantams, but as Luke became mobile he wanted to join in, and we started to rear large fowl, who he could interact with ~ but our name stuck!

See our POL NOW page for hens ready to go to new homes. I update date weekly.

VISITORS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY -Please if you would like to visit would you ring prior to make an appointment. We are a young family, a busy farm and I also have a day job. This is our home too. 9/10 times we are around, but there are occasions when we are unavailable. We would not dream of wandering into anyone property if they were not in! Thank you so much.

 Tel: 01757 638925 or try  0795 6060 228 claire@brackenholmebanties.co.uk

Luke, age 4, with one of our POL hen flocks:

Our flocks are how we believe poultry ought to be. Social, friendly, productive and a fun hobby to be enjoyed by all ages.

If you are only able to keep a few birds then you want the ones that will be most suitable and productive for you. Our breeds and hybrids are the ones we have, in our experience, found to be great birds, productive and easy to keep and child friendly. It is through our own experiences we have chosen these hens, I would not like any child to be pecked or be afraid of a hen, or never find an egg for breakfast!

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