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Winter Care of Backyard Poultry

October 22, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

| Free

Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Time: 6 p.m.
Where: Greenville Town Office, 7 Minden St. Greenville, ME

Registration is required: visit our registration page

You have chickens. Winter is coming. How are you going to keep your hens comfortable and productive all winter long?

Prospective and beginning small-scale meat and egg producers will learn what it takes to have poultry including laying hens at this in-person program. Poultry breeds, housing, health, and nutrition for small-scale meat and egg producers will be explored with Colt W. Knight, Ph.D. Associate Extension Professor – State Livestock Specialist.

For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation contact Anette Moulton @ anette.moulton@maine.edu, (207)564-3301

Details

Date:
October 22, 2024
Time:
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:
Free

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