Welcome to Martins Wood Farm!
We are the home of point of lay hybrid hens in the South East,
and a specialist stockist of poultry keeping equipment, feed, treats, health products and more!
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Point of Lay Hens for 2024!
Reserve your hens now for 2024 with Chickens To Your Door! We are really pleased to announce that for 2023 we partnered with Chickens To your Door (CTYD). They offer a vast range of beautiful point of lay hens, that are all comprehensively vaccinated and guaranteed. The range of 30 breeds includes large fowl and bantams, pure breeds and hybrids. CTYD take advance reservations for their birds, and will deliver them to pick up points across England, and we are very excited that Martins Wood Farm has been selected as a pick up point. Our final collection for 2023 has now taken place, but reservations for hens for 2024 are open NOW! Simply head over to the CTYD website, select the breeds of birds you would like by "adding to basket". Continue to checkout and select Martins Wood Farm as your collection point. When asked how you heard about CTYD, please select "Paula @ Martins Wood Farm". If you find an alternative collection point that is closer to you, you can still choose Paula as your answer to how you heard of CTYD. The birds will then be delivered and boxed in safe, ventilated transport boxes, ready for your arrival on collection day. Please note- that the way this system works means we will not have birds onsite to choose from and select as we previously have- they must all be ordered in advance via Chickens To Your Door and collected on the designated collection day.
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Our farm shop is open Thursdays from 10am-3pm and Saturdays from 10am-1pm, and is fully stocked with poultry equipment, feed, bedding, supplements, treats and so much more so please do come along to see us. We are happy to advise on set ups and any health concerns you may have from our qualified and knowledgeable staff.
In a change from previous years, we are also offering hatching eggs of various breeds, including coloured egg layers and bantams. We will also have a very small number of birds hatched here available at various ages, from day old chicks. We will advertise these as and when they are ready for their new homes. Please check out the "Our Latest News" section below.
In a change from previous years, we are also offering hatching eggs of various breeds, including coloured egg layers and bantams. We will also have a very small number of birds hatched here available at various ages, from day old chicks. We will advertise these as and when they are ready for their new homes. Please check out the "Our Latest News" section below.
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Supporting Chicken Rescue UK
We are also very pleased to be working with and supporting Chicken Rescue UK - East Sussex again this year, who rescue ex-commercial birds from a range of set ups, and also sometimes offer coloured egg layers. If you would be interested in finding out more about offering a home to these slightly older, but still very productive girls, then please do get in touch with them- https://chickenrescue.co.uk/ |
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Martins Wood Farm is a family run smallholding, in an idyllic setting at the foot of the South Downs. We are based in a beautiful woodland location, where our hens are able to roam around amongst the trees. We sell many different breeds of hybrid hens, which are all fully vaccinated. Please see Our Hens page for more information and photos of each of our breeds and details of the vaccination programme.
Chickens make wonderful family pets. They are comical, inquisitive, sociable and each has their own personality. Once you are set up for hens they are easy to look after and will provide you with plenty of entertainment and of course lots of delicious fresh eggs. Nothing beats the taste of eggs laid that day by your own hens. It is great to know where your food is coming from and become more self sufficient as well as knowing that the eggs have been laid with love! Chicken keeping is incredibly popular, with hens being very adaptable to a range of garden styles and locations from the town to the country and even on allotments.
We are proud of the personalised service we provide to our customers and offer a lifetime of free advice! It would be our pleasure to introduce you to the delights of chicken keeping if you are new to it and we have a fantastic range of feeders, drinkers, bedding, care accessories and more for all flock sizes. We also enjoy catching up with our seasoned hen owners and discussing the latest news and products. We make every effort to have both happy customers and happy hens. Chickens make the perfect pets and we have initiated a lifelong love of this addictive hobby with a range of people from age 3 to 93, proving that it is perfect for both the young and the young at heart! The whole family can get involved and you will be rewarded with the most delicious eggs.
MWF is fully stocked with lovely things for your feathered friends and for you so please check out our Farm Shop page to give you a little taster. We also have plenty of goodies for you and your family too including eggs from our chicken laying flock, duck and goose eggs (subject to availability), our own honey, local preserves and lots of chicken themed gifts.
We provide a Holiday Hen Boarding service which enables you to go on holiday while your chooks come to us for a little vacation of their own. To find out more about this service, please go to our Holiday Hens page.
If you have any questions that are not answered from this website, or you would like further information about us or our hens, then please contact us as we'd be happy to help.
Please see below for directions on how to find us.
Chickens make wonderful family pets. They are comical, inquisitive, sociable and each has their own personality. Once you are set up for hens they are easy to look after and will provide you with plenty of entertainment and of course lots of delicious fresh eggs. Nothing beats the taste of eggs laid that day by your own hens. It is great to know where your food is coming from and become more self sufficient as well as knowing that the eggs have been laid with love! Chicken keeping is incredibly popular, with hens being very adaptable to a range of garden styles and locations from the town to the country and even on allotments.
We are proud of the personalised service we provide to our customers and offer a lifetime of free advice! It would be our pleasure to introduce you to the delights of chicken keeping if you are new to it and we have a fantastic range of feeders, drinkers, bedding, care accessories and more for all flock sizes. We also enjoy catching up with our seasoned hen owners and discussing the latest news and products. We make every effort to have both happy customers and happy hens. Chickens make the perfect pets and we have initiated a lifelong love of this addictive hobby with a range of people from age 3 to 93, proving that it is perfect for both the young and the young at heart! The whole family can get involved and you will be rewarded with the most delicious eggs.
MWF is fully stocked with lovely things for your feathered friends and for you so please check out our Farm Shop page to give you a little taster. We also have plenty of goodies for you and your family too including eggs from our chicken laying flock, duck and goose eggs (subject to availability), our own honey, local preserves and lots of chicken themed gifts.
We provide a Holiday Hen Boarding service which enables you to go on holiday while your chooks come to us for a little vacation of their own. To find out more about this service, please go to our Holiday Hens page.
If you have any questions that are not answered from this website, or you would like further information about us or our hens, then please contact us as we'd be happy to help.
Please see below for directions on how to find us.
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If using a Sat Nav our postcode is BN8 6AR, but they do not always put us in quite the right place- sometimes we end up half a mile further South towards the village of Ripe. Don't despair, we're just round the corner!!
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How to find us!We are situated in East Sussex between Lewes, Uckfield and Eastbourne, just outside the small village of Ripe.
Directions from Lewes: From Lewes head Eastbound along the A27, heading towards Eastbourne. Drive along this road for approximately 4 miles. You will see a turning on your left, sign-posted to Ripe and Laughton. Turn here, and follow Firle Road, until you reach the centre of Ripe. You will see the village shop ahead of you. Take the left turn at the small round-about which leads you on to Ripe Lane and is sign-posted towards Golden Cross. Follow this road for just over 1 mile, passing Deanland Airfield. The road takes a sharp bend to the right at Veals Farm and you will find us further along on your right. Directions from Uckfield: From Uckfield head South along the A22, passing through Halland. Continue along the East Hoathly bypass until you reach Golden Cross. You will see a BP Garage on your left and a converted pub with the original Golden Cross Inn signs on your right. Take a right turn here into Chalvington Road, and turn right again instantly into Deanland Road, following signs to Ripe and Deanland Airfield. Continue for just over 1 mile until you reach a sharp right hand bend. You will see us shortly after on your left. Directions from Eastbourne: From Eastbourne travel North along the A22, bypassing Hailsham. You will reach the Boship roundabout where you need to take the first exit, continuing along the A22 towards Uckfield for approximately 2 miles. You will see a BP Garage on your right up ahead, and the old Golden Cross Inn on your left. Take the left turn just before the converted pub into Chalvington Road and then instantly turn right into Deanland Road, following signs to Ripe and Deanland Airfield. Continue for just over 1 mile until you reach a sharp right hand bend. You will see us shortly after on your left. |
Martins Wood Farm is a no smoking site. We ask that children are supervised at all times as we are a working farm and there can be hazards around. It is very important that they do not wander off by themselves. Dogs must be kept on a lead and if they foul it is the owners responsibility to clean it up. If dogs are causing stress to the hens we will ask that they are kept in a ventilated car.
