UMaine Extension provides backyard poultry workshop

University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Oxford County will hold a workshop on raising backyard poultry 1–3 p.m. Aug. 7 at the UMaine Extension office in South Paris.  

UMaine Extension livestock specialist Colt Knight will discuss poultry breeds, housing, health and nutrition. Prospective and beginning small-scale egg producers will gain a general understanding of what it takes to raise poultry in people’s backyards.

The $10 per person fee includes a smoked chicken lunch; limited financial assistance is available. Registration is online

For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, call 207.743.6329 or email extension.oxford@maine.edu.