SJ Library Services have partnered with Switch Your Thinking to present Keeping Chickens for Beginners

Chickens are a great way to reduce your food waste, get eggs, dig your garden and make great pets too!

Learn about 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.

Plus time for Q and A. Your workshop facilitator is Sarah McCabe. She is an enthusiastic backyard chicken keeper of over 10 years and ran a zero waste chicken feed business.