Virtual Backyard Chicken Basics - Bob Lies
Saturday, October 18, 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.
