Four Acorns Farm: Quarterly Coop Maintenance CLASS - $1 (los gatos)

Four Acorns Farm: Quarterly Coop Maintenance class Have you taken the plunge into chicken keeping but aren’t sure of the best practices for maintaining your coop on a regular basis? Do you get overwhelmed with cleaning your chicken coop and run? Not sure what shelter and safety to provide your chickens? Confused by the contradictory options and opinions available online? Come spend time with Laura of Four Acorns Farm who has been keeping chickens for 18 years and breeding beautiful chickens for 16 years.
Laura's pampered birds reside in a gorgeous state-of-the-art poultry barn in the coastal foothill town of Aptos, California.
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How to clean the interior of your coop .
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Tools and tricks for coop maintenance .
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Pest and disease control in the coop .
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Bedding choices .
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Nesting box needs .
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Cleaning and maintaining the run .
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Assessing your coop for rodent and predator susceptibility .
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Feed and materials storage .
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class size is limited to 10 adults .
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3 hour class with extensive handout You will leave with a better understanding of quarterly chicken coop maintenance and your chickens’ health and safety needs, as well as a list of helpful resources.
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Class is held onsite in the rare breed poultry barn.
You will enjoy a tour of the poultry barn which includes state of the art watering system, predator and rodent proofing, six separate runs, grow-out pens, and a chick Nursery with incubators and brooders.
Registration is through the Cabrillo College Extension: www.
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cabrillo.
edu.
(Class cost is not $1, that is just a place holder.
) ~~~~~~~~~~ Four Acorns Farm is known for raising purebred French feather legged Splash Marans (dark chocolate brown eggs), F1 and F2 Olive Eggers (medium to dark olive green eggs), purebred Giant Cochins (rare: smooth/FRIZZLE, blue/black/splash/black mottled, large brown eggs), purebred Opal Legbars (rare: auto sexing, crested birds, medium blue eggs), purebred German Bielefelders (auto sexing, dual purpose, large cream/brown eggs), purebred Bantam Calico Cochins (rare: gold or black or mahogany with spangles, small cream/brown eggs), and purebred Fifty Five Flowers (auto sexing, medium to large white eggs).
~~~~~~~~~~ Additional chicken husbandry class offerings: Backyard Chicken Keeping for Beginners (aka Chicken 101) and Chicken Health & First Aid.
Beginning basketry classes also taught through the Cabrillo College Extension - approximately 1 basketry class/month.
Thank you! Laura www.
fouracornsfarm.
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com/fouracornsfarm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I thought I'd share several reviews from Peeps who took my Chicken 101 class.
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"I took Laura's Intro Class this past Saturday and it was absolutely wonderful! She shares her best practices for having a healthy flock, and shares her tips on what to avoid from her own personal experiences.
I thought I had done thorough research but she shared so much more than I could ever find online.
I met some other local chicken peeps in class as well and we are staying in touch and sharing our experiences together.
100% recommend!" - Elena "The Backyard Chicken Keeping for Beginners class was EXCELLENT! Laura is a knowledgeable and patient instructor, and the setting is beautiful.
All my questions were answered.
Thank you, Laura! 🤩" - Lisa "If you are considering getting chickens you must come to Laura’s class! So informative and down to earth.
We brought our whole family including our two young girls.
She was very accommodating for their active bodies.
And a lovely selection of chicks to choose from.
Laura is incredibly knowledgeable and is so happy to share her information with others.
Thank you Laura ! We feel very well prepared to start this new family adventure.
" - Maria