New Hollywater Hens Website

Posted on 13th March 201530th January 2024 by Hollywater Hens

Chicken expert Suzie Baldwin has now opened Hollywater Hens

Hollywater Hens is a smallholding where chickens rule. With over 300 girls roaming around there will certainly be one here to suit you. We have a variety of organically reared hybrids and pure breeds – large and small hens, there will be a chicken here suitable for small gardens and large. At Hollywater Hens we have a variety of organically reared hybrid and pure breed chickens for sale as well as quail, geese, turkeys and ducks.

Chicken expert Suzie Baldwin is the bestselling Author of “Chickens – The essential guide to choosing and keeping happy, healthy, hens”, and “The Smallholders Handbook”.

This website will develop and grow over time. Planned items include:

A gallery for all the chicken breeds
Monthly tips on looking after your girls
More Frequently Asked Questions
Travel directions
A new section all about our shop
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March tips for keeping chickens

Posted on 1st March 201530th January 2024 by Suzie Baldwin

ADD…two peeled, slightly crushed garlic cloves into chickens’ water to boost immunity
CHECK…the coop thoroughly for evidence of red mites – they hide in even the smallest cracks and crevices
GROW…salad leaves on windowsills to provide hens with greens year-round

Did you know…

Posted on 1st March 201511th March 2015 by Suzie Baldwin

A cockerel’s courtship dance, when they make chattering noises and drop food, is called ‘tidbitting’?

February tips for keeping chickens

Posted on 1st February 201514th March 2015 by Suzie Baldwin

GROW…wheat on a windowsill or in an airing cupboard – chickens love the sprouted seed
TURN…over the ground in fixed runs, apply disinfectant and add fresh bark
MAKE…an all round tonic using dried seaweed to promote health, increase egg yield and darken yolk colour

January tips for keeping chickens

Posted on 1st January 201514th March 2015 by Suzie Baldwin

Make a scarecrow, spray it with perfume and place it by the run to deter the foxes
Boil and mash potato peel, mix with oats, bran and cod liver oil to keep chickens warm
Check hens’ vent area for small and straw-coloured lice; if you see them, use louse powder

Did you know…

Posted on 1st December 201411th March 2015 by Suzie Baldwin

Chickens are omnivores. They eat fruit, seeds, vegetation, insects and even mice and frogs

December tips for keeping chickens

Posted on 1st December 201414th March 2015 by Suzie Baldwin

Place drinkers on a bed of straw and out of prevailing winds to prevent water from freezing
Deep-litter the coop in winter by adding fresh straw on top of droppings to generate heat
Add some perches to the run, enabling the chickens to rest off the cold floor

Did you know…

Posted on 15th November 201411th March 2015 by Suzie Baldwin

Chicks listen to their mother while still in the shell, so they understand her sounds when they hatch

November tips for keeping chickens

Posted on 1st November 201430th January 2024 by Suzie Baldwin

Provide extra shelter from the elements with a beach windbreak
Clear up any spills in the feed store and make sure there is no damage from pests
Visit The National Poultry Show, one of the biggest exhibitions of fowl in the country

Blackmoor Apple Tasting 2014

Posted on 12th October 201424th June 2015 by Trevor Baldwin

Sunday 12th October 2014 saw Hollywater Hens join the crowds at the famous Blackmoor Apple Tasting Day in Hampshire.

Thousand of visitors attended and in total just under £10,000 was raised for local charities – a great achievement.

Here is a great review by John Norman. John identified the Poland and Pekin breeds, but not the gorgeous Pekin Frizzle on the right.