Survey for backyard poultry owners
Upcoming Webinars
- Raising exhibition poultry (May 21, 2013; 7 PM)
- Preparing poultry for show (June 4, 2013; 7 PM Eastern)
- Safe handling of eggs (July 11, 2013; 7 PM Eastern)
- Predator management with small and backyard poultry flocks (August 22, 2013; 7 PM Eastern)
- Starting a county poultry show (September 26, 2013; 7 PM Eastern)
- Parasite control in small poultry flocks (October 17, 2013; 7 PM Eastern)
Videos
- Constructing a hoop-pen for pasture poultry production
- Part 1: Introduction and materials required
- Part 2: Assembling the base with cattle panels
- Part 3: Adding the door frame
- Part 4: Adding the back and corner braces
- Part 5A: Adding the welded wire
- Part 5B: Adding the welded wire
- Part 6: Adding the tarp
- Part 7: Adding the tow rope
- Part 8: Good management practices
- Factsheet on building a hoop-pen, University of Kentucky
Poultry Anatomy
External
Internal
Poultry Behavior
- Normal behavior
- Behavioral problems
- Interaction with other species
Poultry Biology
Getting Started
What to get?
- Selecting the right type of poultry to raise in a small or backyard flocks
- Chickens
- Turkeys
- Ducks
- Geese
Where to get your birds?
Poultry Housing
- Overview
- Design
- Space allowance
- Insulation
- Lighting
- Perches
- Ventilation
- Litter material
- Use of lime in poultry houses
- Darkling beetles
Poultry Management
Health
- Common poultry diseases
- Biosecurity
- Dead bird disposal
- External parasites
- Internal parasites
- Drugs approved for use with poultry
- Green muscle disease
Behavior management
Organic Poultry Production
- Cleaning and disinfecting in organic poultry production
- Including amaranth in organic poultry diets
- Records needed for organic poultry certification
Feeds
- Anti-nutritional factors in feed ingredients
- Fishmeal
- Legumes
- Meat and bone meal
- Mycotoxins
- Oilseeds
- Alternative feed ingredients
