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[oneofseven]

The Ga Dept of Agr. is getting a list together of people wanting to get certified as "candelers". They need 40 and are half way there. They will not post a date until the minimum is met. It will be a Saturday. The Extension agent was very nice and cooperative. This is the link for the site. You must call the office to be on the list. http://extension.uga.edu/about/county/county.cfm?pk_id=273

 

[Lark Rise]

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I attended the egg candling class in Covington in July and got my egg candling certificate. It was an informative and useful class. The "tests" weren't hard and kids as young as 10 were there.

 

[FarmerJohn3285]

I went to that link but didn't find anything on the class. Help?!?

 

[JustPeachy]

What does the class entail? Is it just to learn how to candle eggs? Do you know how long it is? Does it cost anything? I didn't see any info about it at that link...

 

[Lark Rise]

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The class I took was about 4 hours long. It was sponsored by Chick-Fillet. It was free and we even got a free lunch. Before attending class, I downloaded some material, basically a handbook about 50 pages or so, and read it. At class, they went over the handbook, then we took a written test. Later, they demonstrated how to candle eggs using different kinds of quality eggs AA, A, B and taught us how to grade them according to quality of the shell, air cell, yolk and white. We then had to assess 100 eggs and grade them, but it wasn't difficult. It was a fun class, I thought. I went with some friends and we had a good time. Two weeks, later my license came in the mail.

 

[Lark Rise]

Here is the email I have on file:

Thank you for your interest in eggs and egg candling. The Georgia Department of Agriculture issues egg candling licenses to individuals for the sale of eggs to the public. If you plan to sell your eggs to individuals or at a farmer’s market, only an egg candling certificate is required. If you want to sell eggs to a grocery store, bakery, or restaurant, your candling facilities will have to be licensed by our Consumer Protection Division. See the document entitled “Egg Processing Facilities Guidelines” for more information. Our egg candling inspectors conduct classes in the North Georgia area at the Gainesville office every three months. Please contact Bradley Brown at the Gainesville Office at (770)535-5955 for more information. Our inspectors in Middle and South Georgia conduct a class usually the last Wednesday in every quarter at the Macon State Farmers Market in Macon. The course lasts about 4 hours and consists of a 1 hour classroom instruction covering “The Egg” document that is enclosed. They then take an exam on those materials followed by each individual student candling 100 eggs. The course is free at this time. If you are interested in the Macon class, please respond to this email. When the next class is finalized, I will email you the date and time. If you need more information about the Macon class, call me at ( 912 ) 427-5768.

Thank you,
Lee Lancaster
Georgia Department of Agriculture

 

[Lark Rise]

Got this email from a friend....... for people with goats in the CSRA:

You are invited to hear Dr. Will Getz, PhD speak on Smart Drenching: Identifying & Managing Internal Parasites in Goats and Sheep

Saturday, August 27, 2011 @ 10:00 a.m

in the Alleluia Community School Cafeteria
2819 Peach Orchard Road

Registration is $15 per family to cover materials


Dr. Getz comes to us from Fort Valley State University’s Department
of Agricultural Science Instruction / Cooperative Extension
Program where he has been a Professor and Extension Specialist
from 1997 to the present. He was on the faculty at North
Carolina A&T State University 1978-82, Winrock International
Institute for Agricultural Development in Petit Jean Mountain, Arkansas
from 1982-96 before coming to Fort Valley. Dr. Getz received
his B. S. from Oklahoma State University and his M.S.
and Ph. D. from Ohio State University. He has collaborated on
nine published articles regarding the raising, breeding and management
of goat and sheep herds. Breed comparisons and life
cycle productivity. His research is in the animal welfare and animal
agricultural systems and forage utilization systems.
Internal parasites are the #1 health problem affecting
small ruminants. Sheep and goats are more susceptible
to internal parasites than other livestock, due to their
grazing behavior and poor immunity. Learn how to identify
and remove parasites from your goats or sheep.

 

[oneofseven]

The website does not have the info. You have to call the Mcduffee County Extension office and have your name put on the list.

 

[FarmerJohn3285]

Okay will do tomorrow!

 

[FarmerJohn3285]

Here is my quail pen. Not the fanciest thing ever but it was relatively cheap since its mostly scrap wood pieced together. Will hold about 30-35 birds at any given time.
It's 9' x 3'