Tag: Backyard Chickens

Ten years on, UF/IFAS poultry program keeps clucking

by Megan Winslow
May 16, 2024

For years, the presence of chickens in some Jacksonville backyards remained an open secret; observant neighbors knew they existed, and many didn’t mind. But some did. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Backyard, Backyard Chickens, Chicken, Class, Coop, Duval County, Egg, Extension, Hardee County, Hen, Hobby, IFAS, Institute For Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jacksonville, Poultry, Program, Seminar, Sourse, Spanish, Stephen Jennewein, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida

Feeling cooped up in quarantine? UF releases new guide to raising backyard chickens

by Samantha Murray
July 9, 2020

In the early days of the pandemic, as bare grocery store shelves prompted concerns about the food supply, many became interested in producing more of their food at home. Some flocked to local agricultural feed stores in search of baby chicks ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, Food Safety, Livestock, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Alicia Halbritter, Aly Schortinghouse, Backyard Chickens, Baker County, Collier County, Covid-19, Escambia County, Jessica Ryals, News, Nick Simmons

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