Classes and Events.
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Upcoming Classes.
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Chickens 101 for Edmonton and area
March 15, 2020, 1:30 p.m. River City Chickens presents "Chickens 101" , an informative course for urban chicken keepers. Topics include coop design and requirements; feeding and general care; winter needs and concerns; breed selection, buying hens, and flock introductions; predator and vermin prevention; waste management; disease recognition and control; end of life options; and biosecurity. This class is approved by the City of Edmonton and City of St Albert and certificates of attendance will be provided to participants. Registration is available at this link. We are also looking forward to teaching a class at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden on March 31, 2020. Please visit their site to register. For full details on applying to the Edmonton Urban Hen Program please visit edmonton.ca/hens. For details on St. Albert requirements, please visit https://stalbert.ca/city/approvals/backyard-hens/. |
Chickens 102
Interested in seeing a backyard coop? This optional, half-hour class will allow you to visit a volunteer's urban coop on Edmonton's South side. Group size is limited to allow opportunity to ask questions. The workshop may be taken before or after completion of "Chickens 101", and is intended for those considering applying for a license to keep hens in an urban area. The exact location will be emailed to you prior to the event. Biosecurity practices will be in place - please wear clean clothes and footwear that have not been worn on a farm or in the vicinity of farm animals. You will be required to wear disposable shoe covers (provided) and sanitize your hands upon entry and exit of the property. Registration TBA |
Past Classes and Events.
The Chickens 101 course: This an informative workshop for anyone interested in keeping backyard hens. A certificate of participation is provided. The City of Edmonton advised that it is acceptable as proof of training when applying for a City of Edmonton urban hens licence. Our course has been held in a variety of awesome locations like the University of Alberta Botanic Garden, the John Janzen Nature Centre and the Salisbury Greenhouse to name a few.
Topics that have previously been demystified include: Coop design and requirements, feeding and care, winter needs and concerns, breed selection, buying hens, and flock introductions and many other tips and resources for keeping hens in the Edmonton region.
Resilience Festival: We enjoyed sharing our interest in urban hens at our 2018 Resiliance Festival info booth. www.edmontonresiliencefestival.com/
Seedy Sunday: Jocelyn Manning Fox speaks! Jocelyn is a volunteer member of River City Chickens Collective. She has collaborated with bylaw staff at the City of Edmonton to create guidelines for permitting hens within the city, and was a participant the urban chicken pilot project. She is going to tell us about the positive roles chickens play in urban communities and what it takes to raise chickens in your own backyard.
Eat Alberta: River City Chickens was invited to speak about backyard chickens at the 4th annual Eat Alberta conference, on April 26th. It was a fantastic event! http://www.eatalberta.ca/
Topics that have previously been demystified include: Coop design and requirements, feeding and care, winter needs and concerns, breed selection, buying hens, and flock introductions and many other tips and resources for keeping hens in the Edmonton region.
Resilience Festival: We enjoyed sharing our interest in urban hens at our 2018 Resiliance Festival info booth. www.edmontonresiliencefestival.com/
Seedy Sunday: Jocelyn Manning Fox speaks! Jocelyn is a volunteer member of River City Chickens Collective. She has collaborated with bylaw staff at the City of Edmonton to create guidelines for permitting hens within the city, and was a participant the urban chicken pilot project. She is going to tell us about the positive roles chickens play in urban communities and what it takes to raise chickens in your own backyard.
Eat Alberta: River City Chickens was invited to speak about backyard chickens at the 4th annual Eat Alberta conference, on April 26th. It was a fantastic event! http://www.eatalberta.ca/