About Pear Tree Poultry

Pear Tree Poultry originally started as a small family run business of chicken enthusiasts. More recently I have been joined by Claire Scowcroft as my business partner and who originally came as a volunteer.

Several years ago, I decided to convert part of the garden at home to a vegetable plot, and added 3 chickens, getting ready for a few eggs. Little did I know, that the venture into the Good Life was soon to expand from 3 chickens to about 300+. The hobby proved very rewarding, and gradually I started to become more experienced and began the exciting phase of breeding and having the eggs turn into chicks. I then started to supply other beginners with hens, houses and advice etc, to the point where I decided I might as well try to do this properly, hence the development of the website etc.

I soon began to outgrow my little plot, and in the summer of 2010 I moved premises to 2 acres of farmland on Toplands Farm in Woodplumpton, Preston, and, soon after, Claire joined me in the business. We now breed and have on show about 60 rare breeds, but the availability of the rare breeds should be confirmed by telephone or e-mail before ordering. All our hybrid hens are available all year round, and are fully vaccinated and will start laying within a few weeks of settling into their new home. Claire and myself still have a few hens at our respective homes, and raise some of the chicks there, before moving them to the farm when they are ready.

From knowing absolutely nothing about chickens, I gained experience in so many ways, and yes, I made some mistakes on the way. When Claire joined the business, she also went through the same steep learning curve, albeit, I hate to admit, rather quicker on the uptake than me. This is why we feel we are ideally placed to help and advise other like-minded people on the road to chicken heaven. As we are a small business, any questions are dealt with by the same people who feed, water, clean, collect the eggs, breed new offspring and, most importantly love the hens.

I (Ken) tend to be there most days of the week, including Saturdays & Sundays, and Claire is also usually around at weekends. It is best to contact us first, particularly on weekdays, to make sure we are definately there, as occasionally, we may have to run an errand or collect some supplies etc. Also, as most people like to ask us lots of questions when they collect the hens, and we enjoy answering them, we prefer to book a time slot (half hours) in the diary system, so we can dedicate our time exclusively when you visit. 

Ken & Claire