Backyard Chicken Basics Class Online -May 10

Learn all about backyard chicken keeping in an urban and cold-climate setting

By Egg|Plant Urban Farm Supply

Date and time

Saturday, May 10 · 1 - 3pm CDT

Location

Egg|Plant Urban Farm Supply, Co.

1771 Selby Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55104

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 1 day before event

About this event

Event lasts 2 hours

Virtual Backyard Chicken Basics - Bob Lies

Saturday, May 10, 1 pm - 3 pm

Cost: $25 per person/household

Backyard Chicken Basics is currently hosted online via Zoom and you will be emailed more information after sign up. This class satisfies requirements for permit applications in Minneapolis and some metro suburbs.

We will cover all aspects of backyard flock management in an urban setting: getting permits, choosing suitable varieties, raising chicks, coop and run requirements, feed and nutrition, common health issues, predators, cold-climate care, chickens in the garden, composting chicken waste, etc. There will be plenty of time for questions, plus an on-screen guest appearance by one of Bob's own chickens.

Taught by Egg|Plant co-owner Bob Lies. Bob and his wife Audrey have kept chickens in their St. Paul backyard for over ten years. They started their chicken adventures raising chicks for the Student Organic Farm at the University of Minnesota, and have experienced both the joys and troubles of keeping chickens in the city.

Organized by

Egg|Plant Urban Farm Supply

Welcome to Egg|Plant Urban Farm Supply! Is this the year you woke up dreaming of fresh raspberries picked from your own garden? Does the thought of a small flock of backyard chickens make you smile? Did you know you can tap your backyard maple, make your own fresh cheeses, grow rhubarb in the middle of your flower garden?

Egg|Plant Urban Farm Supply is your source of supplies and inspiration for your own backyard homestead. We sell seeds, plants, soils and tools for small-scale urban kitchen gardens, as well as backyard chicken-keeping supplies, canning, fermenting and preserving, fertilizers and pest control, all with an organic and sustainable focus. We believe your backyard garden and homestead can be beautiful, edible and sustainable, and we want to help you make that happen.

To see a small sample of what we have in our store you can check out our products page on our website! http://www.eggplantsupply.com/products.html

Please plan ahead for street parking when attending classes. The one parking space in our shared parking area is for loading and pick-up. We share a parking lot with our neighbors, please be courteous and do not park in our loading zone. Thank you for helping us to be good neighbors.