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!