LEXINGTON, Ky. — The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled an increased interest in backyard poultry production. New flock owners may need to learn a few basics for their birds to thrive. The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment will offer a webinar series to help with the learning curve.
“We recently launched a Facebook page to connect with our Kentucky small flock folks,” said Jacquie Jacob, UK poultry extension project manager. “Kentucky has a lot of new and experienced poultry enthusiasts, and we want to reach them with our research-based information to make them as successful as possible.”
Each event in the series is free and will be hosted via Zoom at 7 p.m. EST.
The schedule is as follow; click the title to go to the Facebook event page for each offering.
- Feb. 11 – Getting Started with Small Flocks. Discussion will include rules and regulations, types of chickens, housing and equipment.
- Feb. 25 – Managing a Flock. Discussion will include daily, weekly and monthly activities for managing a flock.
- March 11 – Disease Prevention. Discussion will include procedures and best practice to keep disease at bay.
- March 25 – Waste Management. Discussion will include the waste products that go hand-in-hand with backyard chickens and how to deal with them in an environmentally friendly way.
The Kentucky Poultry Extension, Small Flocks Facebook page provides a place to share helpful information for raising small flocks.
Contact: Jacquie Jacob, jacquie.jacob@uky.edu
— UK College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment
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