A Message From Stefan - a member of The Hen House.

This is hands down the best chicken group on Facebook.

It is the friendliest, most knowledgeable and, perhaps most importantly, the least judgmental community. That last part is critical, because it empowers anyone to ask questions - and this ultimately benefits the welfare of our livestock and pets.

On reflection, I think that is in part through very good moderating by the team, but also self-sustained by a group ethos to better the lives of our feathered friends. I would now consider myself to be a fairly experienced keeper, but I wouldn’t feel comfortable commenting in most groups - I fear others who haven’t found here would agree, and hence may be missing valuable insight by the “hive” (or should it be flock?) mind.

Also, while I realise this is also a useful forum for advertising a product (shop) and service (courses) it never feels like the primary objective, and the advice never appears biased - again, I think because the admin, and the community itself primarily care about support and welfare, rather than power or profit. Nice (and rare!) to see these days. Good work.