Backyard Chicken Keeping

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 or more of the chicks we’ve hatched 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 WTF Master Naturalist Chryse Terrill and will featuer guest speakers.

Pricing: $60 per session (sold individually).

Optional: $50 Chicken Starter Pack: Includes 2 or more depending on the hatching success 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:April 4 2024– 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 25 2024 – 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 9 2024 – 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!

Host or Publisher Wakeman Town Farm