Raising Backyard Chickens - One Class Left! - 6.21

3 One-hour sessions @7pm (take one, two or all three classes!)
10-12 participants 18yrs+
April 26, May 17, June 21
$55 per person, per session
Optional: $40 Chicken Starter Pack: Includes 2 live Farm-raised chicks,
feeder, waterer, wood shavings and 5-lb bag of organic feed


Bwwaack, bwwaack! We’re crowing about our EGGcellent three-session Chicken Keeping series designed to offer the novice an introduction to raising chickens responsibly at home. The series is broken into three sessions. Take one, two, or all three! At the end of the series, you will have the opportunity to “adopt” two of the chicks we’ve raised on the Farm, as well as bring home your own handy starter pack, including feeder, waterer, wood shavings and 5-lb bag of organic feed! Sessions taught by our own WTF staff and local chicken experts, guest speakers and sponsors.

Session 1 – Introduction & Starting Your Flock

In this first session, we’ll cover the basics, including:

 Why chickens?

 How chickens (flock) can enrich your life.

 Environmental positive impacts.

 Chicken facts

 Basic chicken anatomy

 Starting a flock

 Rooster pros & cons

 Do’s & don’ts

Session 2 – Coop/Habitat/Environment & Basic Needs

In the second session, we will cover some basic housing/spacing issues

and basic chicken needs.

 Coop Basics

 Free range pros & cons

 Local zoning

 Chicken basic needs

 Creating a happy, stress-free environment

Session 3 – Products, Maintaining your Flock, Behavior & Physical Health, Support; Adoption

In this section, we get down to the nitty gritty on products and what

to expect in terms of your chick’s health/development/behaviors.

 Product recommendations

 Coop maintenance

 Physical & behavior

 Disease & pests

 Support materials

 Adoption (If starter pack was purchased)! Bring home two of your fuzzy friends and let’s get

this party started!