Basic Chicken Keeping

Have you been thinking about keeping chickens?
Not sure where or how to start?
Want to know more?

Course Contents:

• Why keep chickens?
• Breeds of Chickens
• Housing - types available
• Feeders / Drinkers - what to look for and what to avoid
• Feeding your birds
• Chicken food and leftovers from the kitchen – what you can and can't feed
• Daily routine
• Cleaning the coop
• What you do when you go away
• Settling them into their new home
• Introducing new chickens
• Wing clipping
• Broody hens
• Observation of looks and behaviour of chickens
• Handling your hens
• Picking up your chicken
• Checking to see if a chicken is in lay
• Moulting
• Treating injuries
• Common Health Supplements
• Questions & Answers session