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Oh yeah, the website is www.cooptastic.bravehost.com

Hi everyone! I just made an update to the COOPTASTIC! website. I added the downloadable brochure. Let me know if it works okay. -Dr. McCrea

I NEED YOUR HELP! Delaware State University’s Poultry Program has won a spot in the Pepsi Refresh Project. That means that for the month of August, everyone who would like to may vote for the Campus Chicken Compost Project. Please share the website with everyone you know who has chickens or...

Yes, you heard me right! There will be a Hen Clothing Contest or Hen Dress Review at COOPTASTIC! I am looking for creative entries from adults and youth. It is not a new concept (just look it up on the internet), but I am searching for entries. You need not be present to enter. I know many...

Hi ColoradoMike, Sorry to say, but our website is undergoing a major revision and we are not able to post any publications for quite some time. I guess we will just have to do things the old fashioned way for a while! -Dr. McCrea

Yes, you may. I am getting requests for this publication from as far away as the Yukon! I guess people are finding me from all over the place!

Guess what everybody! COOPTASTIC! is now on the web! Click on the link below and read about all the cool things that will be happening at COOPTASTIC! Talk about a busy day of fun! Come shake your tailfeathers with us! http://www.cooptastic.bravehost.com/ -Dr. McCrea Small Flock Poultry...

Dr. McCrea again! I have completed a publication just in time for the winter season. It is free cooperative extension publication about Winterizing Your Coop. What other topics would you like to see in the form of other free cooperative extension publications? Post a reply to let me know...

Dear Kathyinmo, I am sorry to hear that you are unable to attend, but I am the nation's only Cooperative Extension Poultry Specialist who's job it is to service solely small flocks. I am housed at Delaware State University. If you are intersted in getting a small flock specialist, then you...

Hi everyone, it's Dr. McCrea again with info on a great new program on the East Coast. We are having a big event called COOPTASTIC! on March 13, 2010. This event is sponsored by Delaware State University and will have many coops on display, chicken breeds/varieities on display, workshops all...

You can see her most recent stuff on her blog. I do not know how she finds the ivory, but she always emails you back, so I say go ahead and email her. She has been showing and keeping chickens since she was 10 or something (I can't exactly remember what age she says on her bio). Art can be...

I know this gal who is a really, really good chicken (poultry) artist. She just finished a bunch of painted pieces for a 50-50 show (50 pieces of art in 50 days). She is very, very good at drawing with colored pencils (the detail is amazing!), but she is also dabbling in graphite, acrylic...

This is an announcement to let poultry lovers know that there is a FREE education series for you on the Eastern Shore. On October 11 in Smyrna, DE and October 18 in Georgetown, DE we will kick off our Small Flock Education Series. Topics will change with the seasons and the seminars will be...