UMaine Extension to offer poultry workshop in D-F

DOVER-FOXCROFT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Piscataquis County is holding a poultry workshop for prospective and beginning small-scale meat and egg producers. The program will be offered twice on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 9:30 a.m. to noon and then 6–8:30 p.m., at the UMaine Extension office at 165 East Main Street.

Workshop topics will include poultry breeds, year-round housing, health and nutrition, demonstrations of various waterers and lighting options and ideas for do-it-yourself poultry equipment. Extension Educator Donna Coffin and Extension Livestock Specialist Colt Knight will lead the workshop.

The program is free; pre-registration is required. Register online at extension.umaine.edu/register/product/winter-care-of-poultry. An optional book, “Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens,” can be purchased.

For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact 564-3301 or extension.piscataquis@maine.edu. More information is also available at extension.umaine.edu/piscataquis/2018/08/21/winter-care-of-poultry.