On February 26th (2012) CLUCK organized a Backyard Chickens 101 hosted by Meaghan. It was an hour of fun facts and tips for ensuring that urban hens are kept safe, clean, healthy and happy.
For a few reasons, we won't be sharing all of the information here. Firstly, because this is just a simple blog hosted by simple humans, there could be errors and the last thing we want to do is give the wrong information. Second, while there are certain specific needs that chickens require in order to maintain a happy and healthy life, there is a lot of room for tweaking details and we can't possibly cover everything. Thirdly (and most importantly), there are so many excellent resources that are readily available and are professionally scrutinized -we'll leave it to them.
THAT SAID, CLUCK Red Deer plans to host regular information and basic training sessions to help potential chicken-keepers learn their ropes. Not only to lay down a framework of where to start and what to expect but to give the opportunity to meet some of the other chicken enthusiasts in the area and introduce the existing support group.
UPDATE: In July 2013, Deborah and Charity will be teaching a half-day course on Urban Hen Keeping at Old College's Hort Week. At time of this update (15 Feb) exact date & time is not yet known. We'll keep you posted!
When other dates, times and locations are available, we'll be sure to keep you up to day. In the meantime, we are certainly happy to help answer questions on our Facebook page -the nice thing about the community there is that with the range of experiences, an answer isn't hard to find -and quickly!
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Hi....I Have a question. We are looking to apply for a license (hoping there are still some left). Our hope was to have the hens for egg laying and to help with our garden. I was reviewing the rules and regulations on the city website and one of the rules was that the hens had to be in the coop at all times. So...unless I have a coop I can move it seemed that I could not have them range in my garden to fertilize, weed or worm. Then when I came across your page I noticed that many of the pictures show the hens free ranging. So my question is am I misunderstanding that particular rule? could my chickens free range in my fenced yard under my supervision? Building a movable coop is not out of the question but I was hoping to have a winterized one so we could have eggs all winter as well. Thanks for your help.
ReplyDeleteHi....I Have a question. We are looking to apply for a license (hoping there are still some left). Our hope was to have the hens for egg laying and to help with our garden. I was reviewing the rules and regulations on the city website and one of the rules was that the hens had to be in the coop at all times. So...unless I have a coop I can move it seemed that I could not have them range in my garden to fertilize, weed or worm. Then when I came across your page I noticed that many of the pictures show the hens free ranging. So my question is am I misunderstanding that particular rule? could my chickens free range in my fenced yard under my supervision? Building a movable coop is not out of the question but I was hoping to have a winterized one so we could have eggs all winter as well. Thanks for your help.
ReplyDeleteI'm also wondering this. By coop is it just meant contained space? Or an actual chicken house?
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