Home chicken husbandry is making a global resurgence as people see the benefit of cheaper eggs, greater soil fertility and yes, even the companionship which comes from the having these vivacious ladies around the garden. Learn what you need to get started, how to care for chickens and how to integrate them into highly productive backyard food systems for mutual benefits for your chickens and plants. Topics include housing, good chook health, what to feed, the social life of chooks, and how to avoid odours while building great soil.

Where: Yarraville Community Centre, 114 Blackwood Street, Yarraville (Map)

Cost: $30 ($25 concession)

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Come 6:15 for a cuppa and a 6:30 start

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