Slide show created for a Growing gardens presentation 3/28/2008

1. URBAN CHICKEN KEEPING 101 Chicken Fest 2008 Livingscape Nursery & Growing Gardens

2. Outline 1. Why you should have chickens. 2. The Law, Ordinances. 3. Taking care of baby chicks. 4. Building a coop for your hens. 5. Managing the coop area, waste, and keeping your hens healthy and laying.

3. Chickens are curious

4. They are tough, low maintenance birds.

5. Chicken require little room

6. Chickens cultivate and fertilize your garden

7. Chickens make good pets Chickens require less maintenance than a dog and a little more than a cat.

8. Chickens get along with other animals

9. The incredible edible egg A hen starts laying eggs in about 22 weeks First summer: June-October Thereafter: February-Late October

11. Yolks Store bought eggs Backyard eggs

12. Scramble

14. Variance The facility is located on the applicant's property so as to be at least 15 feet from any building used or capable of being used for human habitation, not including the applicant's own dwelling. 13.05.015

15. Common breeds of chickens Silver Laced Wyandotte Rhode Island Red Barred Rock Buff Orpington Silkie Bantam

16. Resources

17. Bringing your babies home for the first time

18. Day 1 I eat starter feed and clean water. That’s it.

19. Brooding chicks You are replacing the warmth and protection of the mother hen.

20. Cardboard Box Brooder

21. Rubbermaid Tub

22. Have a drink

23. Starter feed Watch for pasty vents.

25. The right temperature Clustering chicks is a bad sign. Spread out like this is good. Trust your instincts.

26. Handle chicks a lot

27. Introduce your pets

29. kiddie pool brooder

31. Getting thru the teen years: 6-20 Weeks Don’t let me roam free. I don’t have good judgment.

32. I eat “Grower or Developer” feed. Kitchen scraps. Scratch grains are like dessert to me.

33. How to tell if you have a rooster

34. 6-8 weeks. Time to start transitioning to the outside.

35. It’s warm enough to let the pullets spend the day in the chicken tractor.

36. Build a Chicken Coop

37. Predators love chicken Think about us when building a coop.

38. Predators are clever

39. Chicken Wire

40. The Hen Years: Egg production and living outside. 20 weeks and beyond I eat “Layer Pellets”, kitchen scraps, bugs, worms, “scratch”, grit, and some oyster shell or calcium would be nice.

41. Keep food safe from mice, rats, and raccoons.

42. Feed and Water

43. The run

44. Nest Boxes

45. Egg hunt

46. Home on the range

47. Clover field

48. Bribe with treats Wrong Right

49. A word about Avian Flu

50. A lot of chickens

51. Close Quarters

52. Healthy, Happy Hens

53. The End