Classes and Events.
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Upcoming Classes.
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Chickens 101 for Edmonton and area
January 31, 2021 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. (via Zoom) River City Chickens presents "Chickens 101" , an informative course for urban chicken keepers in the Edmonton area. 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. Registration is available at this link. Chickens 101 is approved by the cities of Edmonton, St. Albert, Leduc, and Grande Prairie. Certificates of attendance will be provided to registered participants. 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/. For information on backyard henkeeping in Leduc please visit https://www.leduc.ca/hens-and-bees-program/backyard-hen-keeping |
Chickens 201 (date TBD)
By popular request, we put together a class for people who have taken Chickens 101 and who would like further discussion of advanced topics. The instructors will build on topics covered in Chickens 101, taking an in-depth look at some urban coop designs, using video tours of Edmonton coops. They will also cover such topics as handling and husbandry of backyard hens, and general health care, including wing, nail and beak care. Previous participation in Chickens 101, or some hen-keeping knowledge, is recommended. Course dates TBD. Chickens 201 is neither required, nor approved, to obtain a hen license for the cities of Edmonton , St Albert, Airdrie, Grande Prairie or Leduc. No certificate of attendance will be provided. |
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/