Keeping Chickens for Beginners Workshop

Saturday 22nd March 2025


SJ Library Services have partnered with Switch Your Thinking to present Keeping Chickens for Beginners

Chickens are a great way to reduce your food waste, get eggs, dig your garden and make great pets too!

Learn about the basics of chicken keeping including;

  • Your local government requirements for chicken keeping.
  • Building a predator proof coop
  • Soil and egg testing and why this is important.
  • What to feed them for health and egg production.
  • Common ailments and how to prevent disease and parasites.
  • How to integrate chickens into your garden systems.
  • Sources of good chicken keeping information.
  • Most importantly, what to name them.

Plus time for Q and A. Your workshop facilitator is Sarah McCabe. She is an enthusiastic backyard chicken keeper of over 10 years and ran a zero waste chicken feed business.

Bookings required:

https://events.humanitix.com/keeping-chickens-for-beginners-3k8a7pt7

Event Details

Time: 1030am - 1130am

Venue: Byford Library

Cost: Free

Ages: 16+

Category: Major Events

Type: General

Audience: All Ages

Enquiries

Contact: Bonnie Petersen

Organisation: Byford Library - SJ Shire

Email: bpetersen@sjshire.wa.gov.au

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