Hamilton County Backyard Chickens session

Nov. 9 and 10, Hamilton County Farm Bureau hosted an educational event at the Fernald Preserve in Crosby Township titled “Practical Approaches For Raising Backyard Poultry.” The event was hosted by Hamilton County, with sponsorship from Wm Fagaly Feed Store and Kalmbach Feeds. Also participating was Hamilton County Conservation District.

This event was extensively promoted on social media and a flyer was designed and placed in multiple locations including feed stores, vet offices, post office, and supermarkets. Thanks to a lot of hard effort the event was very successful, with 20 attendees the first night and there were over 80 attendees the second night.

Dr. Nancy Jefferson spoke for almost two hours and invited an extensive time for Q&A.  Everyone had a great time and the after meeting, evaluations all rated the meeting as excellent with several comments asking when the next event is planned!

Backyard chickens photo opPrior to the presentation everyone enjoyed hot cider, coffee, and ice cream provided by the county Farm Bureau and received lots of samples and gifts provided by Wm Fagaly and Kalmbach Feeds. Hamilton County Conservation District also had some giveaways and provided good information about zoning and rules from various jurisdictions within Hamilton County. A photo-op with a giant 6′ chicken added to the fun. With the help of the Farm Bureau board members present, we were able to promote Farm Bureau to whole group of potential new members.

Special thanks to Ann Frederick for all her hard work and skills organizing, promoting and spearheading this initiative.

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