Learn How to Raise Backyard Chickens

Keeping chickens and producing your own eggs in suburban and urban settings is therapeutic and has become quite popular.

Learn how to get started during a Backyard Urban Chicken Class from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 8, at the Volusia County Agriculture Center, 3100 E. New York Ave., DeLand.

Ashley Stonecipher, an agent with the UF/IFAS Extension Volusia County, will discuss chicken breeds, proper housing, general health care, nutrition, manure management, and food safety. She will also explain how to find out if your property is approved for raising backyard poultry. Participants will receive teaching materials and a certificate of completion.

The registration fee is $15 per household. Each registration is good for all family members living at the same address. Registration and payment can be made at www.eventbrite.com/cc/backyard-chickens-2933959.

For more information, contact Extension Agent Ashley Stonecipher at 386-822-5778 or ams2904@ufl.edu.

The UF/IFAS Extension Volusia County is a partnership with state, federal, and county governments for the purpose of providing scientific knowledge and expertise to the public.