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Raising Birds: The Basics About Chickens and Pheasants

• Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 6:00 PM - 8:15 PM

Registration is required by Monday, March 10.

REGISTER ONLINE at: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/raisingbirds2025_245

If you do not have access to the internet, please call CCE Seneca at (315) 539-9251.

All ages are invited to attend this event!

Join us to learn the basics about raising birds such as chickens and pheasants.

People raise birds for different reasons. It can be rewarding and very challenging at the same time. This educational program will explore how raising laying hens (chickens) for eggs, or raising pheasants for cultural reasons relates to the concept of sustainability.

Amy Barkley will virtually present starting at 6:30pm “Raising Hens for Eggs: Is It All It’s Cracked Up To Be?” She will review local regulations for chicken ownership, expectations for your flock, raising layers from peep to egg, costs of owning your own flock, best practices and regulations for selling eggs.

Staff from the Reynolds Game Farm will discuss the history and explain how people can participate in the Day-old Pheasant Chick Program starting at 7:30pm. The Cooperative Day-old Pheasant Chick Program is one of the New York State DEC’s programs that help make more game available for hunting and bird watching in the area. Participating in raising and releasing pheasants is a great way to get youth involved outdoors while supporting cultural traditions associated with pheasant hunting.

Fee

$5 per person (includes pizza for registered participants)

Location

CCE Seneca
369 East Main Street
(1 story section, West end of U of R Finger Lakes Health complex that also houses Huntington Living Center and Outpatient Rehabilitation Services).
Waterloo, New York 13165

Last updated February 27, 2025