Cornell Cooperative Extension

Tompkins County
Picture of baby chickens
Image by Sarah Lubold

5/21/2024: Learn how to raise a beautiful chickens, like these little ones!

A picture of farm fresh eggs
Image by Sarah Lubold

5/21/2024: Learn how to raise a beautiful chickens, like these little ones!

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Keeping Backyard Chickens (Online Only)

  • Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Learn practical advice for how to successfully raise chickens for home egg production. This class will explore topics including: sourcing healthy birds, determining which laying varieties are best for your needs, options for housing and nutrition, common illness and pest prevention, and the joys of living with chickens! This class is online only, a recording will be sent out afterwards but those needing a certificate must attend the live Zoom class.

Sarah Lubold is a CCE Tompkins Master Gardener. She and her family live with a small flock of Rhode Island Reds and Khaki Campbell ducks in West Groton. Sarah is active in the Cayuga and Tompkins Counties' Farmworker and Immigrant community, an ESOL educator, homesteader, amateur beekeeper, floral designer, and folk artist.

Please note: our class meets the requirements for receiving a permit for the residents in the Villages of Trumansburg and Dryden who wish to keep chickens. This class is online only, participants must attend live Zoom class to receive a letter to take to their municipality.

Fee

$20 per household (sliding scale available)

Register

https://ccetompkins.wufoo.com/forms/rd6ga0e13ce49p/

Contact

Marissa Nolan
Horticulture Team Lead
mn623@cornell.edu
607-272-2292 x194

Location

This event is online

Last updated April 24, 2024

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