Keeping Chickens for beginners Workshop
Event description
The Shire has partnered with Switch Your Thinking to provide Keeping chickens for beginners Workshop
Chickens are a great way to reduce your food waste, get eggs, dig your garden and make great pets too!
This workshop outlines the basics of chicken keeping including;
- Your local government requirements for chicken keeping.
- Building a predator proof coop
- Soil and egg testing and why this is important.
- What to feed them for health and egg production.
- Common ailments and how to prevent disease and parasites.
- How to integrate chickens into your garden systems.
- Sources of good chicken keeping information.
- Most importantly, what to name them
(1 Hour Workshop)