Some Summer Chicken Camps Already Full!

Chicken Camps at the Learning Farm
by Sharon Gaughan, PCLF Education Program Director

We offer many different farm camps at the Learning Farm. Every one of our farm camps include time with the Learning Farm chickens, and the chickens have always been a farm-camp favorite.  

So, two summers ago we decided to offer our first two chicken-focused summer farm camps -- "Don't Be Chicken to Learn About Chickens" for ages 5-7 and "Don't Be Chicken to Learn Even MORE About Chickens" for ages 7-10.  No surprise, they have become our most popular camps since then! In fact, both of those camps are already full for summer 2013!

But now in our third year of chicken camps, we've added a few more options!  For the first time we're offering a summer chicken camp for older kids -- ages 10-12. 

Also for the first time, kids ages 8-12 will have the opportunity to work with our chicken farmers as part of our "Chicken Chore Crew."  We've just completed our spring "Chicken Chore Crew" camp.  You can scroll down to the previous April 17th and May 3rd blog posts to check out some of what we did.  If it sounds like fun to you, summer and fall sessions still have openings!

Below is the information for the 2013 chicken camps that currently still have openings.  To register and/or for information on our other farm camp offerings, please visit our webiste, Prairie Crossing Learning Farm. 

Chickens: There’s Always More to Learn!

Let’s explore the “chicken-ness” of the chicken!  How do they produce these amazing things called “eggs” – and lay one nearly every day?  What do chicken-keepers need to know, to help chickens “express their chicken-ness”?  Come find out, while spending time with our Learning Farm chickens!

Ages:  10-12 years old

Days:  half days (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday for 1 week)
Dates:  August 6, 7, 8, 9
Time:  9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Cost:  $95

Be Part of the Chicken Chore Crew!

If you’ve been a Hen House Helper volunteer with your parents, or if you’ve been part of our farm camps or other farm programs, then you’ve already had the incredible experience of collecting eggs from our chickens.  But there’s much more involved in caring for our flock than collecting eggs.  Come join our Learning Farm chicken farmers to learn about and participate in some of these important tasks!

Ages:  8-12 years old

Days:  Mondays

Summer Session Dates:  July 8, 15, 22, 29

Time for Summer Session:  10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Fall Session Dates:  Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30

Time for Fall Session:  4:00-5:30 p.m.

Cost:  $25/child/session