Keeping chickens and other poultry is becoming more popular. It is fun to have a few, or many, chickens for eggs and entertainment in your backyard, and they are as easy to care for as a cat, once you know how to look after them. If you have always wanted to try poultry keeping or already have chickens, ducks, geese or turkeys and want to know more, this course is for you.
The Keeping Your Flock Healthy course will come to the Sunshine Coast (Sechelt) on Feb. 6. This is a great opportunity to learn from the provincial avian pathologist, Dr. Victoria Bowes, and poultry industry specialist Clayton Botkin the latest information about poultry keeping with a focus on health, disease and biosecurity for the small flock.
This one-day course will be packed full of valuable information for new, prospective and experienced poultry keepers and is open for everyone to attend. Pre-registration is necessary.
A course manual and catered coffee and lunch are also included in the $5 course fee.
Deadline for registration is Jan. 23. You must pre-register as there is limited space. Find more information and how to register at www.underthefeather.com
This course is made possible by funding from Growing Forward 2, a federal/provincial/territorial initiative.
