I am looking to start my own medium size free range chicken farm in the midlands - south derbyshire area of the UK. Does anyone know what kinda grants I could get (im 18) ?. OR even better does anyone know where I could possibly go on sort of Work expericene to see what a free range chicken is like ? For example do you own or a friend own a chicken farm and would possibly show me arround ? .. many thanks for all your help - adam
Contact me at : adamoninternet [at] hotmail.co.uk
2007-05-04 11:45:43 · 3 answers · asked by billy gee 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
Yes, i promise to be nice to my chickens :P -> thanks btw - contacted DEFRA but not much help
2007-05-05 02:43:21 · update #1
Not off hand. Why don't you get in touch with DEFRA the Department of Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs.
They will be able to give you all the advice you need, and they know every chicken farm in the country.
As you are young why not apply for an agricultural college course? There is bound to be one running a Poultry Husbandry Course. More than likely DEFRA will be able to advice you on that as well.
A good agricultural college will be able to advice you on running a business as well, often as part of an advanced course
2007-05-04 13:06:21 · answer #1 · answered by d00ney 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe check out the book Raising Vegetarian Children by Joanne Stepaniak and Vesanto Melina. It's mainly about the food (nutrition requirements and recipes) but they cover some of the social stuff. I can only say from the experience of friends with vegan kids that it's entirely possible and that there's no reason to expect that a child will be ostracized. I know a couple whose vegan-since-conception son is 6. He'll be starting first grade in the fall. He made a lot of friends in kindergarten and he's young enough that none of them know there's anything different about him. When there's a celebration in the classroom that involves cupcakes, for example, his mom sends him to school with a vegan cupcake for the teacher to hand out to him. At birthday parties, his mom calls the other mom and asks what she's serving. If it's pizza, she sends the kid with a couple slices of vegan pizza. None of his little friends notice this stuff. I also know a single mom with a vegetarian 12 year old and a vegan 14 year old (she's vegan but she raised them with dairy due to family pressure/lack of support - the older daughter gave it up on her own.) Their peers don't have a problem with their veg*nism. Maybe because it's trendy or they all know a bunch of celebs who are veg*n. So, these girls aren't having a problem being ostracized either. I think a big part of it is keeping open communication with your kids so they tell you if they hear any negative stuff. As long as you know what they're facing, you can help coach them through it. Maybe banning meat WILL make it more attractive and you might just have to be open to the idea that, at some age you deem adequate, they'll have to be allowed to make their own decisions. The 12 year old above has tried chicken at her grandparents' house. She was curious and her mom felt like she was old enough to decide that for herself. So she tried it, thought it was pretty gross, and that was that. No harm done. (deviousfaerie, perhaps you've never had good vegan sweets, but I assure you, if anyone young or old tried my hot chocolate cupcakes, they would no know there was anything "different" about them!)
2016-05-20 22:23:23 · answer #2 · answered by erlene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't torture your chickens, be nice!
2007-05-04 20:19:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋