Small-Scale Production
General Information
- Backyard Chicken Basics (University of Minnesota Extension) PDF / HTML
- Backyard Poultry: Implications for Public Health and Safety (University of Minnesota) PDF
- Basic Guide for the Backyard Chicken Flock (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
- Home Flock (Mississippi State University) PDF
- How to Keep a Small Poultry Flock (New Mexico State University) HTML
- Introduction to Pasture-Raised Poultry: Maximizing Foraging Behavior (University of Florida) PDF
- La Cría de Pollos y Gallinas en Menor Escala (University of California-Davis) PDF
- Management Guide for the Backyard Flock (University of Georgia) PDF / HTML
- Management of the Small Flock of Chickens (Kansas State University) PDF
- Match Your Need to the Right Breed: Choosing a Bird for the Home Flock (University of Maine) HTML
- Pasture Poultry Industry (Alberta Agriculture & Forestry) PDF / HTML
- Pastured Poultry (Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Development) PDF / HTML
- Poultry 101: A General Introduction to All Things Poultry (University of Kentucky) HTML
- Poultry for Small Farms (Journey to Forever) HTML
- Poultry Your Way: A Guide to Management Alternatives for the Upper Midwest (MDA/MISA/NC SARE) PDF / HTML
- Profitable Poultry Production (by M.G. Kains, 1910 - Journey to Forever) HTML
- Raising Chickens #1: Setting Up the Space (University of Minnesota Extension) HTML (Video)
- Raising Chickens #2: Moving Chicks Into the Space (University of Minnesota Extension) HTML (Video)
- Raising Chickens #3: Supplemental Heat (University of Minnesota Extension) HTML (Video)
- Raising Fowl and Small Animals in Urban Areas (Virginia Tech) PDF
- Raising Poultry on Pasture - Research Brief #57 (University of Wisconsin) PDF / HTML
- Resource Guide for Owners of Small Poultry Flocks (Kansas State University) PDF
- Resources for Small-Scale Poultry Keepers (University of Maine) HTML
- Small and Backyard Flocks (University of Kentucky) HTML
- Small Flock Management of Poultry (Mississippi State University) HTML
- Small Flock Series: Brooding and Growing Chicks (University of Missouri) PDF / HTML
- Small Flock Series: Managing a Family Chicken Flock (University of Missouri) PDF / HTML
- Small Poultry Flock (Michigan State University) PDF
- Small-Scale Agriculture Alternative: Poultry (Virginia Tech) PDF / HTML
- Small Scale Poultry Housing (Virginia Tech) PDF
- Starting and Managing Small Poultry Units (University of California-Davis) PDF
- Understanding Poultry Meat and Egg Production (Volunteers in Technical Assistance) HTML
- Webinars: Small & Backyard Flocks (links to recordings on eXtension site) HTML
Breeds of Poultry
- Chicken Breeds and the Colors of Their Eggs (Texas A&M University) PDF
- Choosing a Chicken Breed: Eggs, Meat or Exhibition (Purdue University) PDF
- Breed Selection - Ducks (University of Kentucky) HTML
- Match Your Need to the Right Breed: Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks and Geese (University of Maine) HTML
- Meat Chicken Breeds for Pastured Production (ATTRA) PDF
- Selecting Chickens for Home Use (University of California-Davis) PDF
- Standard Bred Poultry - Sources and Resources (University of California-Davis) HTML
- What Type of Turkey is Best for Small and Backyard Poultry Flocks? (eXtension) HTML
- Which Duck Breed is Best for Small and Backyard Poultry Flocks? (eXtension) HTML
Breeding & Genetics
- Breeder Flock Management (Food & Ag Organization of the United Nations) PDF / HTML
- Breeding Poultry (University of Kentucky) HTML
- Poultry Genetics for Pastured Production (ATTRA) PDF
- Poultry Genetics For Small and Backyard Flocks: An Introduction (eXtension) HTML
- Poultry Genetics for the Nonprofessional (Sellers Family of Brookings, SD) HTML
- Poultry Genetics: The Problems and Interesting Facts About Breeding Poultry (Utility Poultry, UK) HTML
- Reversion de Sexo en Pollos (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
- Selecting Your Best Turkeys for Breeding (American Livestock Breeds Conservancy) HTML
- Sex Reversal in Chickens (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
- Standard Bred Poultry Sources and Resources (University of California) PDF
- Which Bird Shall I Raise? Genetic Options for Pastured Poultry Producers: Meat-type Chickens and Turkeys (University of California) PDF
Broiler Production
- Brooding and Rearing the Home Meat Flock (University of Nebraska) HTML
- The Home Broiler Chicken Flock (University of Florida) PDF
- The Home Broiler Flock (Texas A&M) PDF
- Lighting Program for Small Roaster Flocks (Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Development) PDF / HTML
- Management Requirements for Meat Bird Flocks (Virginia Tech) PDF
- Meat Chicken Breeds for Pastured Production (ATTRA) PDF
- The Small Flock for Poultry Meat (University of Minnesota) HTML
Brooding
- Brooding and Rearing Baby Chicks (Oregon State University) PDF
- Brooding and Rearing Ducklings and Goslings (University of Missouri) HTML
- Brooding and Rearing the Home Meat Flock (University of Nebraska) HTML
- Brooding Chickens and Quail (Mississippi State University) PDF
- Brooding Temperatures for Small Poultry Flocks (Manitoba Agriculture and Food) PDF / HTML
- Métodos de Sexado en Pollitos de un Día de Edad (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
Ducks
- Backyard Flock Tip... Managing Ducks for Egg Production (University of Georgia Coop Ext) PDF
- Breed Selection - Ducks (University of Kentucky) HTML
- Brooding and Rearing Ducklings and Goslings (University of Missouri) HTML
- Duck Egg Production (Scottish Ag College) HTML
- Ducks for the Table (Scottish Ag College) HTML
- Duck Housing and Management (Cornell University) HTML
- Managing a Small Duck Flock (Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada) HTML
- Match Your Need to the Right Breed: Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks and Geese (University of Maine) HTML
- Raising Ducks (University of Minnesota Extension) HTML
- Raising Ducks in Small Flocks (University of California) PDF
- Which Duck Breed is Best for Small and Backyard Poultry Flocks? (eXtension) HTML
Egg Production
- Choice-Feeding of Small Laying Hen Flocks (Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Development) PDF / HTML
- Comparing Alternative Laying Hen Breeds - Greenbook 2008 (MDA / Sustainable Ag & IPM Program) PDF
- Culling Hens (Mississippi State University) PDF
- Egg Size and Your Small Flock of Laying Hens (Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Development) PDF / HTML
- Factors Affecting Egg Production in Backyard Chicken Flocks (University of Florida) PDF /HTML
- Factors that Influence Egg Production (American Egg Board) HTML
- Free-Range Egg Production (Teagasc, Ireland) PDF
- Getting Started in the Egg Business (University of California) PDF
- Home-Produced Chicken Eggs (Colorado State University) PDF / HTML
- Increasing Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Eggs from Small Chicken Flocks (Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development) HTML
- Light for Backyard Flocks (University of Maine) HTML
- Management Requirements for Laying Flocks (Virginia Tech) PDF
- Omega-3 Enriched Eggs (Flax Council of Canada) HMTL
- Prevention of Egg Eating (Virginia Tech) PDF
- Proper Handling of Eggs: From Hen to Consumption (Virginia Tech) PDF
- Raising Your Home Chicken Flock (University of Maryland) PDF
- Rearing Chicks and Pullets for the Small Laying Flock (University of Minnesota) HTML
- Safe Egg Handling for Small Egg Laying Flocks and Operations (University of Alaska-Fairbanks) PDF
- Safe Handling of Eggs from Small and Backyard Poultry Flocks (eXtension) HTML (60-minute webinar)
- Small Laying Flock (Texas A&M) PDF
- Small-Scale Egg Handling (ATTRA) PDF
- Small-Scale Egg Production - Organic and Non-Organic/Conventional (Pennsylvania State University) PDF
- Tips for Safe Home-Produced Eggs (University of Florida) PDF
- Why Have My Hens Stopped Laying? (Virginia Tech) PDF
Exhibiting
- Bantams (NCR Ext Publication #209) PDF
- Getting Started with Show Broilers (Texas A&M University) PDF
- How to Produce Broilers and Roasters for Show (Texas A&M University) PDF
- Nutrition and Feeding of Show Poultry (Texas A&M University) PDF
- Producing Turkeys for Show (Texas A&M University) PDF
- Raising Golden Pheasants (Game Bird Gazette) HTML
- Selecting and Preparing Birds for Exhibition (Mississippi State University) PDF
Geese
- Breeder Flock Management (Food & Ag Organization of the United Nations) PDF / HTML
- Brooding and Rearing Ducklings and Goslings (University of Missouri) HTML
- Brooding and Rearing the Home Goose Flock (University of Nebraska) HTML
- Free-Range Goose Production (Teagasc, Ireland) PDF
- Geese Raising (New South Wales Department of Agriculture, Australia) HTML
- Goose Production for the Table (Scottish Agricultural College) HTML
- Raising Geese (University of Minnesota Extension) HTML
- Raising Geese (University of California) PDF
Health
- Backyard or Urban Poultry Keeping Concerns (University of Minnesota) PDF
- Backyard Poultry: Implications for Public Health and Safety (University of Minnesota) PDF
- Common Poultry Diseases in Small Farm Flocks in Oklahoma (Oklahoma State University) PDF
- Diseases of Small Poultry Flocks (University of Minnesota) PDF
- Grow Healthy Chicks (Mississippi State University) HTML
- Guide to Raising Healthy Chickens (UW Extension) PDF
- Keep Your Flock Healthy (University of California) PDF
- Marek's Disease in Backyard Chicken Flocks (University of California-Davis) PDF
- Medical Management of the Rooster Spur (Ohio State University) PDF / HTML
- Preventing Avian Pox ((University of California) PDF
- Recognizing and Preventing Avian Pox in Small Flocks (University of Maryland) PDF
- Poultry Diseases and Medications for Small Flocks (University of Connecticut) HTML
- Small Flock Poultry Health: Disease Prevention and Good Management (British Columbia Ministry of Ag) PDF
- Vaccination of Small Poultry Flocks (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
Incubation & Hatching
- Avian Embryo (Mississippi State University) PDF
- Common Incubation Problems: Causes and Remedies (University of California) PDF
- Hatching and Brooding Small Numbers of Chicks (University of Minnesota) HTML
- Hatchery Management Guide for Game Bird and Small Poultry Flock Owners (Mississippi State University) PDF
- Incubating Eggs (Virginia Tech) PDF
- Incubating Eggs in Small Quantities (University of California) PDF
- Incubation and Embryology (University of Illinois) HTML
- Incubation for the Home Flock (University of Nebraska) HTML
- Trouble Shooting Failures with Egg Incubation (Mississippi State University) HTML
Marketing
- Alternative Financial/Organizational Structures of Farm and Agribusiness Firms (Purdue University) PDF
- Business Ownership (University of Idaho) PDF
- Considerations Before Starting a Small Food-Processing Business (Mississippi State University) HTML
- Current Regulations Affecting Sale of Poultry Products or Ready-to-Cook Poultry by Small Producers (Virginia Tech) HTML
- Developing and Implementing a Successful Marketing Plan (Purdue University) HTML
- Developing a Sensible and Successful Marketing Attitude (Purdue University) HTML
- Direct Sale of Poultry (University of Nebraska) HTML
- Exploring Value-Added Agriculture (Oregon State University) HTML
- Farmer's Market Food Safety (University of Nebraska) HTML
- Food Safety for Farmer's Market Vendors (University of Nebraska) HTML
- Identifying Domestic Markets: Indirect Marketing of Produce (University of Idaho) PDF
- Is Your Agribusiness Project Feasible? (University of Georgia) PDF
- Marketing of Products from Small and Backyard Poultry Flocks (University of Kentucky) HTML
- Preventing Bacterial Contamination, Medication and Other Chemical Residues in Poultry Meat and Eggs (University of Nebraska) HTML
- Raising and Marketing Pastured Turkeys (Nebraska Sustainable Ag Society) HTML
- Sale of Locally Home or Farm Raised Poultry (Minnesota Dept of Ag and University of Minnesota Extension) PDF / HTML
- Sale of Shell Eggs to Grocery Stores and Restaurants in Minnesota (Minnesota Department of Ag) HTML
- Sale of Meat and Poultry Products to Grocery Stores and Restaurants (Minnesota Department of Ag) HTML
- Selling Food Products: A Business From Your Home (NCR Publication #259) PDF
- Selling Meat and Meat Products (University of California) PDF
- Understanding Budgets and Budgeting Process (University of Idaho) PDF
- Understanding Farmers' Market Rules (Farmers' Legal Action Group) PDF
- Using the Claim "Certified Organic By ..." on Meat and Poultry Product Labeling (USDA-FSIS) HTML
Nutrition
- Basic Feeding Programs for Small Chicken Flocks (Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Development) HTML
- Feeding Chickens (University of California) PDF
- Poultry Nutrition for the Small Flock (Kansas State University) PDF
- Small Flock Nutrition (University of Maryland Extension) HTML
- Small Scale Poultry Keeping: Feeding (NSW Agriculture, Australia) PDF
- Toxicity to Poultry of Common Weed Seeds (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
Processing, Deboning, Cutting
- Barbecuing Chicken (Kansas State University) PDF
- Barbecuing Mississippi Broilers (Mississippi State University) HTML
- Broiler Chicken Deboning (Texas A&M) PDF
- Carving the Family Turkey (Texas A&M) PDF
- Chicken Cut-up: Commercial Style (Texas A&M) PDF
- Chicken Cut-up: Family Style (Texas A&M) PDF
- The Cut Up Chicken, Part I (University of Nebraska) HTML
- The Cut Up Chicken, Part II (University of Nebraska) HTML
- Directory of Custom Poultry Processors in Minnesota (University of Minnesota, Dept of Animal Science) PDF
- Homemade Meat, Poultry and Game Sausages (Washington State University) PDF
- Home Processing of Chickens (University of Nebraska) HTML
- Home Processing of Poultry (University of Minnesota) HTML
- Home Processing of Poultry (Oklahoma State University) PDF
- Procedures for Killing and Dressing Home Grown Fowl (University of Florida) PDF
- Processing Farm-Raised Poultry (Kansas State University) PDF
Turkey Production
- Chicks and Turkeys (Miller Hatcheries) HTML
- How to Grow Your Own Holiday Turkey (University of Alaska-Fairbanks) PDF
- Poults' Critical First Days (Miller Hatcheries) HTML
- Raising and Marketing Pastured Turkeys (Nebraska Sustainable Ag Society) HTML
- Raising Turkeys (University of New Hampshire) PDF
- Selecting Your Best Turkeys for Breeding (American Livestock Breeds Conservancy) HTML
- Small-Flock Turkey Production (Pennsylvania State University) HTML
- Small Turkey Flock Management (NCR Extension Publication #60) PDF
- Small Turkey Flock Management (UW Extension) PDF
- Turkey Rearing/Feed Program (Miller Hatcheries) HTML
- What Type of Turkey is Best for Small and Backyard Poultry Flocks? (eXtension) HTML
Miscellaneous
- Capons (University of Florida) PDF
- Capones (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
- Guinea Fowl (Scottish Agricultural College) HTML
- How to Raise Pheasants (University of Nebraska) HTML
- Ostrich Farming (Scottish Agricultural College) HTML
- Partridge Production (Pennsylvania State University) HTML
- Pheasant Production (Pennsylvania State University) HTML
- Quail (Scottish Agricultural College) HTML
- Raising and Propagating Japanese Quail (University of California) PDF
- Raising Chukar Partridges (University of California) PDF
- Raising Game Birds (University of California) PDF
- The Ratite Meat Industry (University of California) HTML