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SUMMARY:Raising Chickens in Northern Wisconsin
DESCRIPTION:This class will take place June 12 and 14\, 6:00-8:00p.m.\, at the Mercer Community Center\, with instructor Bruce Bacon.\nLearn about your choices in chicken breeds and their purposes in a home flock in northern Wisconsin. Learn about the equipment needs and costs involved in raising chickens. How do you get your first flock? Eggs\, chicks or young adults?   \nThe first 2 hour class will be inside covering lots of materials with handouts so note keeping will be at a minimum. The second class will start inside and then move outside to view equipment and if they are willing\, some chickens. We will try to keep questions until after this so as to get through all the material. \nWe will cover the following topics: \n\nProper housing\, food and water requirements for northern Wisconsin. \nSources for chickens. \nHow you can hatch your own once you get a flock started. \nBrooder requirements for chicks. \nEggs vs meat birds. \nFeed sources and costs. \nPredator management. \nThe pros and cons of keeping chickens. \nCan you make money selling eggs?\n\nRequirements: An interest in chickens and raising your own food. You will be given a list of books and magazines you might be interested in reading before (and during) you start your chicken adventure if this class gets you started. \nSuggested Reading: \nBruce’s Top Picks: \nThe Small-Scale Poultry Flock by Harvey Ussery\, 2011 \nStorey’s Guide to Raising Chickens by Gail Damerow\, 3 rd ed. 1995 \nHatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks by Gail Damerow\, 2013 \nGood Info on Specific Topics: \nThe New Rules of the Roost\, Organic Care & Feeding for the Family Flock by Robert & Hannah Litt\, 2018 \nThe Chicken Keeper’s Problem Solver by Chris Graham\, 2015 \nFun Reads: \nThe Chicken Whisperer’s Guide to Keeping Chickens by Andy C. Shneider & Dr. Bridget McCrea 2011 \nThe Field Guide to Chickens by Pam Percy\, 2006 \nChoosing & Keeping Chickens by Chris Graham\, 2006 \nThe Illlustrated Guide to Chickens\, How to choose them\, How to keep them by Celia Lewis\, 2011 \nKeeping Chickens\, Getting the best from your chickens by Jeremy Hobson\, 2007 \nLiving With Chickens by Jay Rossier\, 2002 \nThere are also monthly magazines specific to chickens and other poultry and the bigger commercial hatchery catalogs have very good info on raising chickens. Examples will be shown in class. \n\nInstructor: Bruce Bacon \nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in with payment. \nRegistration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 892-3982 or (715) 476-2881. \nRegistration Issues/Troubleshooting: If you are registering with one email address for two or more people\, please register each person individually (i.e. do not register all at once\, but add students one at a time to checkout). If you continue to have difficulty or have another question\, please contact us.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/raising-chickens-in-northern-wisconsin/
LOCATION:Mercer Community Center\, 2648W Margaret Street\, Mercer\, Wisconsin\, 54547
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