Coffin speaks about raising backyard poultry on WABI

Donna Coffin, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator, was a recent guest on WABI (Channel 5). Coffin spoke about what it takes to raise backyard poultry, as well as the related courses offered by UMaine Extension and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The three fall workshops for new and future small-scale meat and egg producers will be held 6–8 p.m. Oct. 14 at Bucksport High School, Oct. 27 at Nokomis Regional High School in Newport, and Nov. 3 at the Piscataquis County UMaine Extension office in Dover-Foxcroft. During the classes, Coffin and assistant state veterinarian Beth McEvoy will cover poultry breeds, housing, health and nutrition for backyard meat and egg producers. For more information, or to request a disability accommodation, call 564.3301 or 800.287.1491 (in Maine). The Maine Edge also advanced the classes.