Would you like to help create the most ethical and eco-friendly chicken farm on the planet, right here in Chettle?

The next stage of Leaf & Feather's development is to build housing for a 'broody flock' of adorable bantam and silkie hens who will incubate and raise laying hens to produce eggs, and male chickens to produce meat, for our local community via Chettle Village Store.

Good for the Chickens...

This will mean that our laying hens and meat chickens will come into the world with the loving care and safety of a mother hen. This has long-lasting welfare benefits for the chickens, compared to being born into stressful, loveless hatcheries and being reared with only a heat lamp for comfort. It also means that no chicks will be gassed as soon as they are born, which is sadly the case for male chicks in commercial systems.

...And good for people too!

Our 'broody flock' will also provide a wonderful resource for children and adults alike to enjoy the recreational and therapeutic benefits of spending time with chickens and chicks, whilst learning about chicken welfare and sustainable, high welfare food production.

We need to raise £3,000 to achieve this next step, and we need your help!

For a donation of £5 you can ‘adopt’ one of our beautiful little bantams, and enjoy a VIP visit to meet your adopted hen and the rest of the bantams once their new accommodation is built. You will receive an adoption certificate for your chosen hen.

See here or below for details of the bantams. Please include the name of the bantam you wish to adopt in your donation comment and also your email so I can send you your adoption certificate. If you'd prefer not to share your email address on this page, you can email me at leafandfeathereggs@gmail.com with details of your donation and I will reply with your certificate!

With your kindness and generosity we can grow the Leaf & Feather Chettle chicken system in order to help nature, fight climate change and stand up for chicken welfare!

Ps. For those living locally, you can also enter our raffle to fundraise towards this project - tickets are available from Chettle Village Store. Raffle tickets are £5 and will give you chance to win from our selection of lovely Chicken and nature themed prizes from local businesses and artists! We have gorgeous vintage chicken shaped egg dishes, jars, kitchen textiles, prints by Chettle Artists and much more.

The Bantams