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| Hundreds flock to buy chickens from Derbyshire farm | |
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| Hundreds of people have been queuing to buy chickens from a farm that has helped young people after the owner was forced to sell up. | Hundreds of people have been queuing to buy chickens from a farm that has helped young people after the owner was forced to sell up. |
| Highfields Happy Hens, in Derbyshire, taught agricultural skills to children to help get them back into school. | Highfields Happy Hens, in Derbyshire, taught agricultural skills to children to help get them back into school. |
| After getting into debt, Roger Hosking, 76, is having to sell the hens and most of his farmland. | After getting into debt, Roger Hosking, 76, is having to sell the hens and most of his farmland. |
| So far about 3,000 hens have been sold, with buyers flocking from across the Midlands to collect them. | So far about 3,000 hens have been sold, with buyers flocking from across the Midlands to collect them. |
| Many said they were prepared to go the "egg-stra" mile to help the farm. | Many said they were prepared to go the "egg-stra" mile to help the farm. |
| Mr Hosking said during the last two days, he has arrived at the farm in Etwall and up to 30 cars of people have been waiting to buy the birds. | Mr Hosking said during the last two days, he has arrived at the farm in Etwall and up to 30 cars of people have been waiting to buy the birds. |
| He said most people are buying about two to keep as family pets or to provide eggs. | He said most people are buying about two to keep as family pets or to provide eggs. |
| Kirsty Shelton, from Spondon, Derby, bought 18 hens last Friday after seeing a post on Facebook. | Kirsty Shelton, from Spondon, Derby, bought 18 hens last Friday after seeing a post on Facebook. |
| "We only went for 10 but ended up with 18 after more jumped over the fence near us," she said. | "We only went for 10 but ended up with 18 after more jumped over the fence near us," she said. |
| Miss Shelton said the hens will be family pets for her father and young son to enjoy looking after together. | Miss Shelton said the hens will be family pets for her father and young son to enjoy looking after together. |
| George and Sarah Plant, from Stoke-on-Trent, bought 10 chickens to join the 10 they already have on their smallholding. | George and Sarah Plant, from Stoke-on-Trent, bought 10 chickens to join the 10 they already have on their smallholding. |
| They said: "We saw it online and came straight down." | They said: "We saw it online and came straight down." |
| Dave Peach, from Chesterfield, bought two hens to go with four he already has. | Dave Peach, from Chesterfield, bought two hens to go with four he already has. |
| He said: "These two will bring us up to six chickens - one for me, one for my wife and one for each of the kids. They'll give them all names." | He said: "These two will bring us up to six chickens - one for me, one for my wife and one for each of the kids. They'll give them all names." |
| The farm will stop trading on 14 September. | The farm will stop trading on 14 September. |
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