Sorry. No pets are allowed at True Cut Ranch for the safety of our animals. If you need help kenneling for the day, we have options. Contact us directly.

Can I bring children?

We have options for you. Older children can participate fully in this experience; purchase a ticket for them. For younger children, contact us for options.

What will I take home?

You'll take home farm memories plus your choice of True Cut Ranch t-shirt, beanie, or trucker cap.

Saturday, August 3

Homesteader Series: Farm Animals 101

Learn about raising farm animals & homesteading. You’ll meet pigs, goats, sheep, chicks, chickens, and turkeys.

By True Cut Ranch

Date and time

Saturday, August 3 · 7am - 4pm EDT

Location

True Cut Ranch

5221 Bolick Road Claremont, NC 28610

Refund Policy

Contact the organizer to request a refund.

Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

Agenda

6:30 AM - 7:00 AM

Breakfast, Meet & Greet

Enter the ranch gates and enjoy breakfast before the adventure begins. We’ll offer something with eggs and sausage, something sweet, organic Jo coffee, and water.

7:00 AM - 7:30 AM

Welcome & Begin

We’ll welcome you to the adventure and head straight to the laying hens (they follow behind the cows) for one of Fred’s favorite morning jobs: opening up the mobile chicken coop!

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Laying Hens

Let's let the laying hens out of their mobile coop while Fred tells you about laying hens: breeds, lifespan, predators, housing, culling, incubating, and more. It is so much fun to see the hens fly o...

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Broiler Chickens

Meet our broiler chickens and: have the chance to move three designs of mobile coops, learn about coop design options, vaccinations, hatcheries, calendar, weeks to process, hen/rooster/straight run, ...

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

All About Meat Birds

We won’t be processing on this day (join the Friday 8/2 event instead for hands-on chicken harvesting) but we will run through our set up and alternatives plus how we manage freezing a year’s worth o...

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

All About Milk, Goats, and Sheep

Meet our small group of sheep and goats. Try your hand at milking a sheep or goat!

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Composing, Gardening, & Brooding - The Red Barn

In this hour we'll learn about the composting sytems you can replicate at your homestead plus explore various potential brooder set ups. (Meet baby chicks!) This is also right next to the 50 by 100’ ...

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Lunch Break

Indulge in a farm-to-table luncheon of ingredients mostly sourced from True Cut Ranch! You'll also have time in this hour to explore the gardens, catch up on emails, etc. If weather cooperates we'll ...

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

The Homestead MVP: Pigs

Meet our pigs! We’ll have the chance to get in the pig paddocks, give them treats from the garden, and learn about how Fred sets up fencing, breeding, farrowing, feed, harvesting, etc.

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Water & Watering Systems

Fred will show you our solar pump house and the spring-fed pool he built then show how get water to our animals.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Wrap Up, Q&A, Goody Bag

End the day by asking any questions unanswered during the day while we enjoy some of our favorite summer beverages: depending on what’s harvested it will probably be cucumber limeade and an iced herb...

About this event

Event lasts 9 hours

Friday's workshop focuses on chickens, including brooding, egg-laying, and processing. Saturday's workshop is much different and includes time with the sheep, goats, pigs, and chickens.

On Saturday at Homesteading 101 we'll get an introduction to many topics related to animals on the homestead (plus a bit of related topics: compost and gardening).

Organized by