Summer Basic Backyard Chicken Workshop

Summer Basic Backyard Chicken Workshop

Learn how to raise chickens in Florida, laws and regulations, chicken basics, and other important factors.

By UF/IFAS Extension Polk County

Date and time

Thursday, August 22 · 5:30 - 8pm EDT

Location

UF/IFAS Polk County Extension Service

1702 S. Holland Pkwy Bartow, FL 33830

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Agenda

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Registration / Dinner / Introduction

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Florida Chicken Laws and Regulation

Overview of the laws and regulations involving backyard chickens in Florida

6:30 PM - 7:15 PM

Small Flock Poultry Basics

Overview of the important factors to consider when raising chicken including breeds, nutrition, and housing

7:15 PM - 7:45 PM

Biosecurity and Common Chicken Diseases

Overview of how to develop a biosecurity program to avoid common chicken diseases in Florida

7:45 PM - 8:00 PM

Evaluation and Closing

About this event

  • 2 hours 30 minutes

This workshop is designed to provide science-based information to all participants about how to raise chickens in Florida. Topics will include:

  • Laws and Regulation of Backyard Chickens in Florida.
  • Common Chicken Breeds
  • Basic nutrition and housing
  • Biosecurity and common diseases in chickens

Instructors:

  • Luis O. Rodriguez, UF/IFAS Polk County Small Farms Agent
  • Jonael Bosques, UF/IFAS Hardee County Director

Refund policy:

  • Only 3 days before the class

University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Institution

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UF/IFAS Extension Polk County is a partnership between the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and the Polk County Board of County Commissioners. UF/IFAS Extension is an Equal Opportunity Institution.