Alberta Farm Animal Care will be hosting a workshop on backyard chickens in High River at the Highwood Memorial Centre next Wednesday (July 12th).

Project Contractor Cassandra Kirkpatrick says the two hour workshop will cover all you need to know about raising backyard chickens.

"We're going to cover local bylaws, how to handle a chicken, how to look for disease, how to build a coop, how to over-winter the birds. We are basically just going to cover all the basic things that people need to get started."

Even if you don't have chickens, anyone is welcome to attend to learn more about what raising backyard chickens looks like in a community setting.

A second workshop will be held on July 19th in Crossfield.

 

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