Poultry Brooding

Friday, March 22, 2019

9AM -11:30AM

Lillian Lee Farm

3147 Dorrel Rd

Aylett, Virginia

This educational workshop is free and open to the public.

Attendees will learn proper brooding methods and techniques in order to reduce the financial loss of losing chicks during the brooding period.

Presentations from Tim Vaughn, owner of Lillian Lee Farm, and Tracy Porter, VSU Small Farm Outreach Agent, will include breed selection, brooder designs, preparing to receive chicks through the mail, feeding, watering and heat lamps.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to see an A-frame style mobile coop (chicken tractor) that can be moved easily by one person. Components and design of a solar-powered electrified poultry netting will also be shown.

For more information, contact Small Farm Outreach Program Agent Tracy Porter at (804) 481-2566 or tporter@vsu.edu or call the Small Farm Outreach Program office at (804) 524-3292.

If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact the Small Farm Outreach Program office (smallfarm@vsu.edu) or call (804) 524-3292 / TDD (800) 828-1120 during business hours of 8 am. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event.