Join the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for a half-day educational program designed for small-scale poultry producers and backyard chicken keepers. This session will focus on chick brooding, winter poultry care, basic nutrition, flock health, and practical pest management strategies, which are key skills for raising chickens successfully in Maine’s challenging climate. All participants will receive a starter biosecurity kit and a book on poultry care and health to support their ongoing learning.
Agenda
8:30–9:00
Arrival and Socializing
9:00–9:10
Welcome and Introductions
9:10–9:45
Basics of Poultry Biosecurity: Protect Your Flock for Its Future
Presenter: Madison Philbrick, M.S., DACF Animal Health Livestock Specialist
9:45–10:00
Break
10:00–11:30
Winter Poultry Care
Presenter: Colt W. Knight, Ph.D., UMaine Extension State Livestock Specialist
11:30–12:30
No Free Lunch: Rodent Control Around Your Birds
Presenter: Hillary Peterson, Ph.D., DACF Integrated Pest Management
12:30–12:45
Questions and Event Wrap-Up
Contacts
University of Maine Cooperative Extension – Melissa L. Babcock, melissa.libby1@maine.edu
Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry – Madison Philbrick, Madison.Philbrick@maine.gov
For more information or a reasonable accommodation, please contact Melissa Libby Babcock, UMaine Extension Livestock Office, at 207.581.2788, or melissa.libby1@maine.edu.
