Boost Your Flock’s Health: Workshop Teaches Chicken Garden Secrets
Auckland, NZ – Chicken keepers looking to enhance their flock’s wellbeing and egg quality have a unique opportunity to learn from expert Oliver Liddell at an upcoming workshop hosted by EcoMatters Garden.The workshop focuses on practical, sustainable methods for growing nutritious greens specifically for chickens, even in limited spaces.
Maintaining a consistent supply of fresh greens can be a challenge for backyard poultry enthusiasts, but Liddell’s techniques aim to solve that problem. Fresh greens aren’t just a tasty treat; they provide chickens with essential minerals, aid digestion with vital fibre, and offer natural calming and healing properties. Importantly, incorporating greens into a chicken’s diet demonstrably improves the nutritional value of their eggs.
The hands-on workshop will cover a range of skills, including:
* Grazing Box Construction: Learn to design and build a dedicated grazing box to integrate into your chicken run.
* Forage Sowing: Discover how to sow trays and pots of nutritious forage for your hens, ensuring a year-round supply.
* Integrated Gardening: explore techniques for gardening with your chickens,both within and around their runs.
* Pasture Management: Understand how to effectively manage grass and lawns utilizing the natural foraging abilities of chickens.
Participants will leave equipped with the knowledge and skills to enrich their chickens’ lives, boost their health, and increase productivity. As a bonus,each attendee will receive a complimentary packet of Oliver’s own organic ‘chicken garden’ seeds to get started at home.
For those looking to expand their chicken’s menu even further, a ticket add-on allows participants to purchase three Canna edulis (arrowroot) rhizomes for $7 from EcoMatters Garden. These vibrant, red-flowering subtropical plants are both edible and quick-growing, with chickens especially enjoying the harvested leaves.
The workshop is led by Oliver Liddell, a freelance gardener, permaculturist, and the founder of Altar of Earth. Liddell specializes in helping individuals connect with and sustainably manage their land through regenerative practices and integrated food systems. His expertise on poultry-related topics is also featured in On The Land magazine, both in recent issues and upcoming publications.
To learn more and register for the workshop, visit: https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/events/
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