BROOME CO., N.Y. — On March 8th at 6 p.m., Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County will be presenting a workshop on Raising Poultry. This session will be a fast-paced all-inclusive presentation on raising poultry. Topics that will be covered include purchasing chicks, brooding birds, comparison of various production models, nutrition, management, processing and marketing. We also will look briefly at egg production, broiler production and turkey production. Joining us for the workshop is Alyssa Grocott from McDowell and Walker to talk about different feeds that are available.
The fee for the workshop is $10.00 per email. This workshop will be held via zoom, a link for the zoom meeting will be sent to you via e-mail on the day of the event. For more information contact Brian Aukema at bja14@cornell.edu.
To register by March 6th, go to https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/2023introtoraisingpoultry_203.
–Cornell University Cooperative Extension Broome County
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