Chicken Care Workshop
Organic Practices. Clean Soil. Nutritious Food.
Join us for a comprehensive on farm chicken care workshop experiences. Eden Green organic farm is pleased to host chicken care workshops helping enthusiasts better understand the essentials of raising and caring for for these amazing creatures. These workshops will provide info-packed and hands on experience, as we will be handling our chickens.
We will go through all many topics on raising meat and layer chickens as well as a bit about raising turkeys and ducks. We will provide participants with enough knowledge to start with their own few backyard or a large flock. We will also have fun spending time with our chickens and feeding them. Participants will be share their thoughts and ask questions during the workshop.
Workshop Schedule
| Time | Topic | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00am | Barn visit and introduction | Types or chickens Layers vs meat birds Breeds (Pros and cons) Do you need a rooster? Types of grains Organic/GMO-free/Conventional Types Treats |
| 10:30am | Water and feed | Summer (inside and outside) Winter (inside and outside) Summer feeding Winter feeding How to increase protein intake cheaply |
| 11:00am | Raising meat chickens | Brooder Pasture Feed ratio Pasture improvement |
| 11:30am | Types of shelters | Stationary coops Mobile Chicken tractors |
| 12:00pm | All about eggs | Nest box design and solutions Getting dark orange eggs Double yoke eggs Egg collection Egg storage |
| 12:30pm | Recess | N/A |
| 1:00pm | Feeding chickens | N/A |
| 1:30pm | Chicken processing | Butcher vs on-farm Needed Equipment Optional Equipment |
| 2:00pm | Health care | Natural de-worming methods How to keep chickens in optimal health Water added supplements |
| 2:15pm | Common diseases and remedies | Diseases and remedies |
| 2:30pm | Breeding | Chicken brooder vs incubator How to setup a chicken brooder Pure breds or barn mixed chicks |
| 2:45 | Turkeys and Ducks | Similarities and differences |
| 3:00pm | Q&A | Questions and answers |
Participants over 12 years of age
$
45
Participants between 4 to 12 years of age
$
25
Participants below 4 years of age
$
Free