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The Scoop on the Coop: An Overview of Raising and Caring for Backyard Chickens

The Friends of the City of Richmond Heights is sponsoring a seminar on backyard chickens titled “The Scoop on the Coop: An Overview of Raising and Caring for Backyard Chickens” on Thursday, March 29 at 7:00 PM at The Heights, 8001 Dale Ave. 

This seminar is FREE and open to the public. Everyone is welcome, not just Richmond Heights residents.

The presenter is Bill Ruppert, a St Louis urban chicken enthusiastic who gives talks on this topic to various groups each year.  The items covered in his talk include understanding the “culture” of chickens; nutrition and general health care; sustainable shelter design; how and where to purchase chicks; preparing for the arrival of chicks, and much more. A question and answer session will follow the talk.

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For more information, contact Linda Lieb at 314-646-8818, Lieb2060@gmail.com 

This event is sponsored by Friends of the City of Richmond Heights.

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