The Egg-Laying Journey: From Chicks to Peak Egg Production Workshop
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The Egg-Laying Journey: From Chicks to Peak Egg Production Workshop

Learn poultry management with hands-on chick care, nutrition, disease control, and egg production in this interactive workshop.

By USU Extension - Urban Homestead Series

Date and time

Thursday, July 10 · 6:30 - 8:30pm MDT

Location

Wheeler Historic Farm Outdoor Education Center

6351 South 900 East Murray, UT 84121

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours

This interactive workshop covers the complete process of raising egg-laying chickens, from chick care to maximizing egg production. Participants will engage in hands-on activities, discussions, and problem-solving exercises to develop essential poultry management skills. Key learning objectives includes Identifying developmental phases and care needs of laying hens, set up and manage an ideal brooding environment, understand dietary requirements for different growth stages, recognize and manage common poultry illnesses, design optimal living conditions for stress-free, high-yield egg production and implementing best practices for handling and storing eggs. Interactive activities will include hands-on chick care demonstration (brooding setup), feed formulation challenges to select proper nutrition, health check role to identify and manage diseases, nest box design for optimal egg-laying conditions, egg handling and quality assessment techniques and problem-solving scenarios on low production, stress factors, and predator threats. This workshop combines theory with practical experience to enhance participants' poultry management skills.


Registrations NOT accepted at the door, even if the class is not sold out. Walk-in's will NOT be admitted.

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Calling all backyard gardeners, urban homesteaders, and hobby farmers! Do you want to step up your sustainability game? Interested in moving beyond tomatoes and peppers in your garden? Do you want to learn about livestock and selling your products?

USU Extension is proud to present the 2024 Urban Homestead Series at Wheeler Historic Farm in Murray.

$7.18