Events.Here you can find information about our upcoming and past events.
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Upcoming Events.
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Chickens 101 in Edmonton and Edmonton region
March 14, 2019 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Urban chicken-keeping demystified! You will learn about by-law requirements, coop design and breed selection. Get an introduction to chicken health and feeding, as well as biosecurity and winter care. Experts from River City Chickens will share many other tips and resources for keeping hens in the Edmonton region. This course is hosted by the University of Alberta Botanic Gardens. Course registration is available at this link. |
Chickens 101 in St. Albert
April 7, 2019 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Chickens 101 for St. Albert residents. This class is approved by the City of St Albert and meets the standards of training required for backyard hen licence applications in St. Albert. Certificates of attendance will be provided to participants. For details on applying to the St Albert backyard hens program, visit https://stalbert.ca/city/approvals/backyard-hens/ Course registration is available at this link. |
Past 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/