ROCHESTER, Minn. — Have you ever considered owning your own backyard chickens? Or do you already have a small flock and want to learn more about how to care for your feathered friends? Then join University of Minnesota Educators and Specialist for a day of poultry education on April 7th in Rochester, Minnesota.
Raising poultry on a small scale is gaining in popularity throughout all parts of Minnesota, but without access to education, many home producers are left scrambling to find answers to their questions. The Backyard and Small Flocks Workshop is designed to help start answering some of those questions. The workshop will cover a range of poultry related topics including chicken breeds, poultry regulatory issues, poultry husbandry and nutrition, biosecurity, issues with raising poultry, and baby chicks. Whether you consider yourself a novice or an expert chicken raiser, this workshop will have something for you.
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The workshop will be held on April 7th at the Heintz Center, 863 30th Ave SE, Rochester, MN 55904. The program runs from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM with registration starting at 9:30 AM.
If you are interested in attending the event please pre-register at least one week in advance. You may register by contacting Michael Cruse, Local Extension Educator at (507) 765-3896 or via email at mjcruse@umn.edu. Cost of the event is $10.00 per person or $20.00 per household (maximum of 3 per household). Lunch will be provided.
— Mike Cruse, UMN Extension Educator, Fillmore/Houston Counties
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