Just Food Now   Amherst Farmers Supply 2012 Chick Order form – Chick Day is May 10! The Amherst Bylaw now allows up to 12 hens, click here. ------- To join a listserve of local backyard chicken folks

Thanks to everyone who came to our Backyard Hens Workshop David Tepfer and Katie McDermott shared their experience raising hens including information on getting started, housing, feed and health care, chicken biology and anatomy, harvesting eggs, protection from predators, and more. Here are some of the photos from the workshop! The workshop was held at Simple Gifts Farm & NACF  in North Amherst 1089 North Pleasant St. (map) For a video on raising hens, see: Backyard Chickens For information contact John M. Gerber at (413)549-6949 or jgerber@psis.umass.edu Co-Sponsored by:

Resources Join NACF Simple Gifts CSA Backyard Hen Resources Pioneer Valley Backyard Chicken Association The City Chicken with Simple Hen Houses and Nicer Hen Houses Raising Hens Video Description of how to raise hens Photos of a backyard henhouse in Amherst A “hen” cartoon