WORKSHOP

Chicken Husbandry & Butchery  May 11th, 2023

12:00-4:30pm

$195 per student

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Home-grown chicken may very well be one of the most delicious delicacies available to the small-scale homesteader or farmer. Juicy, tender and full of flavor, once experienced, these birds make it difficult to go back to grocery store chicken. Join us on the farm for a day of exploring raising and processing poultry for the table. Together, we’ll walk through all aspects of chicken production from start to finish; including brooding, housing, feeding, pasturing, dispatch, processing and packaging. This is the essential workshop for anyone interested in raising a backyard or small-scale production flock. Each student will receive two chickens to process under the guidance of our resident feral woman farmer and butcher. 

 

By participating, you'll receive:

• Two succulent pasture raised broilers for your family freezer

• One hands-on workshop where you will learn to slaughter, scald, pluck and process your three birds under the instruction of your farmer

• Prior to processing your birds, you'll join your farmer in the field to learn about housing, feeding and rearing meat birds

 

The workshop fee is $195 per person, including all of the above, and you are most welcome to bring one accompanying child (under 16) per adult, at no additional cost to the workshop.

 

To register, click the button below. Once registered, keep an eye on your inbox for our pre-class information email, the week before our workshop. This will include directions to the farm, a weather check, and a list of suggested items to pack or wear to our class. 

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This workshop will be held on our farm in North Bend, WA.