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Held in our Learning Centre garden in Melbourne, this workshop will be led by Fleur from BookAChook, specialists in bantams in the backyard.

BookAChooks hire out chickens to people who are interested in keeping chickens but want a test run first, to see whether it works for them. The people from BookAChook are therefore well-versed in the urban home or school garden environment as a site for keeping chooks. Discuss pens, breeds, nutrition, managing a healthy environment, how to care for chooks, and how to enjoy having them in your garden.

Fleur grew up on a farm, but even since she moved to the city has always kept chooks in her backyard. After 20 years in community health and as a yoga teacher Fleur has returned to her roots, helping people bring a little bit of the country into their city gardens – it's good for your health too!

Additional Details

Please wear covered shoes and appropriate outdoor clothing suitable for working in the garden. The workshop will run in all weather.

Enter the College via the main reception area, which is located near the end of Cromwell Street, and follow the signs to the garden.

Public transport is usually the best way to get to Collingwood College, with Collingwood train station only minutes away. On Saturdays there may be limited parking in the immediate vicinity of the College. Other parking options are generally the north and south sides of Hoddle Street, in Gipps Street and in the parking zone at the end of Islington Street.