Backyard Chicken Keeping - 3 Sessions - March, April, May. Come to one, two or all!

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! With the price for eggs at an all-time high, now is a great time to start your flock!

Sessions taught by our own WTF staff and local chicken experts, guest speakers and sponsors.

Pricing: $60 per session (sold individually).

Optional: $50 Chicken Starter Pack: Includes 2 live Farm-raised chicks, feeder, waterer, wood shavings and 5-lb bag of organic feed

YOU MUST BUY TICKETS TO ALL THREE SESSIONS IN ORDER TO PURCHASE CHICKEN STARTER PACK. You only need to purchase the Chicken Starter Pack once.

Session 1:March 27 2023 – 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: April 24 2023 – 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: May 8 2023 – 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!