We have created a thriving group of youngsters that are keen on poultry. In fact, in the last three years we have helped seven pupils to get started in the worthwhile hobby of showing poultry. These present and past pupils show their birds locally. As an Agricultural Science Unit we are self financing. The pupils sell hanging baskets and urns to raise money for the Unit.
Sponsorship also plays a very important part in our endeavour to promote animal husbandry.
As our budget is limited we cannot spend large sums of money on livestock. As far as the National Curriculum goes, poultry is useful in the LIFE sections of the Science course at Key Stage 3, certainly if the teacher wants to make the lesson more interesting. It is probably even more useful to Primary Schools at Key Stage 1 and 2. The school has loaned our incubators to other schools and have provided eggs and advice. We then take the young chicks and incubator back at a time convenient to the the other school.