Would you like fresh, daily organic eggs and willing workers to do all the hard labour in your vegetable garden?
Keeping chickens in the city is becoming very popular as people seek out ways to live more healthily and more lightly on the Planet.
Topics Covered Include:- 
-Local Council regulations regarding keeping poultry in urban areas
-Where to buy chickens
-What breeds are best
-Hatching chicks from eggs
-What to feed them.
-Diseases and aliments and what to do
-Chicken tractoring (how to use chickens constructively in the garden)
-Building a permaculture chicken dome
During this workshop you will be shown, step by step, how to build a Chicken Dome which can house your chickens year round. These chicken domes are quick and cheap to build, easy to move and can be made out of recycled materials. This is what I use to house my chickensin year round.
Cost: - $70 ($55 per person if you bring a friend) Course notes and morning tea provided.
Payment is due in advance with no refund or cancellation, but you can send an alternative attendee.
Course Location:-12 Emerald Hill, Havelock North, Hawkes Bay, click here for location
Time: - 9am -12pm (approx)
Next Course Dates:
July 24th, Saturday, 2010 9am-12 midday.
9th October, Saturday, 2010, 9am-12midday.
Email Janet to register or to Ask Janet A Question.
My chickens in their dome
