AMARILLO – A Poultry Husbandry and Health Management Workshop will be held Sept. 10 at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 6500 W. Amarillo Blvd. in Amarillo.
“We decided to offer this regional event because once we get outside the cities, a large number of people have backyard flocks,” said Brandon Boughen, Texas AgriLife Extension Service agriculture and natural resources agent for Potter County.
“If small-flock owners had the ability to decrease loss and increase production in eggs or meat, they might find a supplemental income stem from their hobby,” Boughen said. “Also youth in 4-H and FFA show poultry as a project and this would give them the opportunity to increase their knowledge on poultry production and exhibition.”
The program will begin with registration at 8 a.m. and continue through 5 p.m., with a noon lunch included. Registration is $40 per participant and it is open to both youth and adults, he said.
The registration form can be found at: http://potter-co.tamu.edu/publications/Poultry%20Flyer.pdf . The form and fee should be mailed to: Brandon Boughen, AgriLife Extension-Potter County, 3301 E. 10th Ave., Amarillo, Texas 79104. Registration forms and fees are due by Sept. 3 and checks should be made payable to the Potter Agriculture Committee.
The morning session will cover grading, showing, processing, food safety, poultry judging, poultry shows, harvesting, meat processing and egg grading. The afternoon session will include discussions on avian influenza, mycotoxins, poultry diseases, water quality, nutrition, biosecurity and waste management.
Drs. Morgan Farnell and Craig Coufal, AgriLife Extension poultry specialists from College Station, will be presenting.
For more information, contact Boughen at 806-373-0713.
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