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Backyard Chicken Keeping - Chicken First Aid and Health

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ClassGraphic Do you love your chickens and want to be prepared for a chicken health emergency? Have you struggled to care for a sick bird and want to be more proactive in the future? Want to develop a quarterly chicken health maintenance program for your flock? Wishing you had first aid resources at home so that every concern doesn’t involve an expensive trip to the avian vet? Come spend the afternoon with Laura at Four Acorns Farm and learn about:
  • Most common chicken diseases and illnesses
  • How to protect against mites and anemia
  • How to avoid hypocalcemia in your flock
  • How to establish and maintain a quarterly flock health routine
  • How to maintain a well stocked first aid kit
  • How to proactively gather resources to care for your flock
Your materials fee covers a comprehensive chicken first aid kit including antiseptic wound dressing, vet wrap, vitamin and nutrient rich supplements for adult birds, electrolytes and probiotics for chicks, two different treatments for fowl mites, medicine for intestinal parasites, topical deterrent for cannibalistic pecking, essential claw clippers, and a blood clotting aid. This kit supplies you with immediate resources so every chicken health concern doesn’t involve an expensive trip to the vet when your bird may not have the luxury of time!
Please wear comfortable, closed-toed shoes, dress for the weather. You will be standing and moving around the farm for most of the class time, and walking on unpaved paths.
For more information about the class location, directions, and parking please see the special notice sent after registration.
This class is limited to just 10 students. Register early!

Please be prepared to pay your materials fees directly to your instructor on the first day of class. She accepts cash, PayPal, or Zelle.
 
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Class Details

1 Session(s)
Weekly - Sun

Location
Four Acorns Farm

Instructor
Laura Menard 

 

Notice

Please read:  Classes at Four Acorns Farm are held in the rare breed poultry barn. You will enjoy a tour of the poultry barn which includes state of the art watering system, predator and rodent proofing, six separate runs, grow-out pens, and a chick nursery with incubators and brooders. Laura has several breeds on site, including Giant Cochins, German Bielefelders, Bantam Calico Cochins, and other beautifully plumed breeds! Please arrive 15 minutes before class is scheduled to begin. That gives you time to park, take a quick bathroom break if necessary, and be ready to begin right on time! Also, please wear comfortable, closed-toed shoes and dress for the weather. Four Acorns Farm is located at 5752 Freedom Boulevard. Look for the sign with the chicken! Heading west on Freedom Blvd., it is a left turn just before Bamboo Giant. There is ample parking for 10 cars onsite, as well as parking along Freedom Blvd. if necessary. Four Acorns Farm accepts only cash, PayPal, and Zelle for any supplies you purchase.

In the event of heavy rain or unsafe weather conditions, your instructor will be reaching out to you by phone and/or by email no less than two hours before the scheduled start time to let you know class has been cancelled. Be sure to check your voicemail and email prior to leaving for your offsite location, to be sure you haven't missed any communication from your instructor.

For maps to your off-campus location, click here: Maps and Resources

Fee: 

$92.00

Available Discount(s)

Materials Fee:

 $125.00

Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
7/28/2024 - 7/28/2024 Weekly - Sun 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM Aptos, Four Acorns Farm  Map Laura Menard 

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