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Backyard Chickens for the Beginner
Have you thought about keeping chickens in your city or suburban backyard? There's
a lot to find out about before you get started. Learn about local ordinances and where
to find more information for the area where you live. You'll also hear about the benefits
of keeping chickens, appropriate housing and feeding and different ways of keeping
your chickens healthy and happy. Instructor has years of personal and professional
experience and is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable, healthy chicken-farmer! Bring
a sack lunch to class. Course meets the curriculum requirements for the Master Naturalist
program.
ECOL:705 | 1 session | $23 Age 60+ | $35 Regular
P02 | Sa 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Guy Niere | March 16 | MC-SW, 105
Backyard Chickens: Advanced
Bring your questions to class! This session is for individuals who have been keeping
chickens for a while and are looking for answers to their specific questions and an
overview for more in-depth information on the following topics: diseases, parasites
and treatments; chicken anatomy and egg development; incubation and broody hatching;
culling and processing; breed characteristics, showing, and judging for standards
of perfection, supporting heritage breeds; and changing ordinances. This is an intermediate
level class and will not include introductory information covered in previous class:
Backyard Chickens for the Beginner. Course meets the curriculum requirements for the
Master Naturalist program.
ECOL:705 | 1 session | $19 Age 60+ | $25 Regular
P01 | Sa 10 a.m.-noon | Guy Niere | March 30 | MC-SW, 108
Indoor Composting: Make and Take Home a Bokashi Bucket
Don't throw away those scraps-up to 20 percent of household trash can be composted!
The bokashi bucket system can be used year-round. It's quick, convenient and has no
household smells. In this hands-on session, you will construct and learn to maintain
an indoor composting system capable of decomposing food and house plant trimmings
for a family of four. In a space-saving bokashi system, effective microorganisms transform
all types of kitchen waste into a nutrient-rich soil amendment. All equipment, materials
and handouts are provided and included in fee. You'll leave class with a working indoor
composting system in the form of a bokashi bucket. Class offered in partnership with
the Missouri Botanical Garden Earthways Center. Registration deadline 4/17. No refunds
after this date. Course meets the curriculum requirements for the Master Naturalist
program.
ECOL:704 | 1 session | $49 Age 60+ | $49 Regular
P02 | Th 7-8:30 p.m. | MOBOT Earthways Center | April 25 | MC-SS, 105