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Backyard Chickens Workshop

April 17, 2011 @ 08:16 By Gavin Webber 5 Comments

Yesterday, my friend Jan and I presented a workshop to the Melton Sustainable Living Group members and friends.  The workshop is one of the regular monthly activities the group holds on the 3rd Saturday of each month.

I believe that it was informative and I certainly had a good time presenting it.  As requested by one of my readers on The Greening of Gavin, we captured the highlights on video and I placed it on YouTube.

I hope you enjoy all the chicken antics and my presentation!

Gav

P.S. It is amazing what one can do on strong painkillers!

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Gavin Webber's daily goal is to live a more sustainable lifestyle, in an effort to reduce his family's environmental footprint so we can all make a difference for our children & future generations to come.

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Comments

  1. Frogdancer says

    April 17, 2011 at 09:13

    The olive oil trick is a good one. I haven’t had any mite problems (so far) with my chooks, but I’ll file that tip away for future reference.

    Reply
  2. Tanya says

    April 17, 2011 at 09:23

    Great presentation Gavin. That should encourage people to bring chickens back into their yards.

    Reply
  3. Gavin says

    April 17, 2011 at 23:21

    I believe that I managed to convince a few members to take the time to invest in getting some backyard chooks. I reckon that everyone should have them.

    Gav

    Reply
  4. Frugal Queen says

    April 18, 2011 at 06:36

    Hi Gav – you move and speak! normally, you’re just words on the page, I must have a go and make a video…..mine won’t be very exciting, as I don’t have chickens, maybe jam making.

    Reply
  5. GreenerMe says

    April 19, 2011 at 11:23

    I would love to attend a backyard chicken workshop. What a great idea – love it!

    Reply

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