Pastured Poultry
Monday, August 23, 2021 • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Randolph Farm Pavilion, 4415 River Road, Petersburg, VA 23803
Cost: $5, Limit 30 people
Tracy Porter is a VSU SFOP Regional Program Assistant that covers the Tidewater region and Eastern Shore. He will provide a lecture on pastured broiler and layer operations that will include information on zoning, breed selection, brooders, feed, care and health considerations, housing and equipment and marketing. Time permitting, a short video demonstrating how to process chickens will be shown.
Tracy Porter operated a broiler and layer operation for 10 years and has successfully trained beginning farmers on how to start their own pastured poultry enterprises. He now provides consultation and training in the Delmarva region and in North Carolina on pastured layer and broiler enterprises and urban poultry
SPACE IS LIMITED TO 30 PARTICIPANTS.
For more information, contact Vernon Heath at (804) 892-4518 or vheath@vsu.edu.
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT ATTENDING THIS PROGRAM DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) will follow all current CDC guidelines to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 during this program. Additionally, all VCE employees and members of the public attending a VCE public program are required to: 1) wear a face shield or mask over their nose and mouth, 2) stay a minimum of six feet away from others, 3) wash or disinfect their hands frequently, and 4) stay home if they or anyone close to them have experienced any COVID-19 symptoms any time two weeks prior to the program or if they have been knowingly exposed to someone with COVID-19 two weeks prior to the program.
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 at 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.