So You Want Chickens? Backyard Poultry Workshop

Keeping backyard poultry (chicks, chickens, ducks, ducklings, geese, and turkeys) is becoming more and more popular. People enjoy raising baby chicks and having fresh eggs from their established flocks. Though keeping chickens can be fun and educational, poultry owners should be aware that having backyard chickens and other birds used for meat and eggs ismore than throwing a few handfuls of scratch their way. Pam Watson will share the basics of housing, feeding and care along with other important things to know before taking the plunge.