Small Flock Management Resources
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GENERAL TOPICS
Keeping Garden Chickens in NC PDF
Alternative Poultry Production Systems and Outdoor Access
(ATTRA) HTML | PDFFarm Flock Poultry (University of Minnesota) HTML
The Home Flock (Mississippi State University) HTML
Management Guide for the Backyard Flock (University of Georgia)
HTML | PDFManaging a Family Chicken Flock (University of Missouri) HTML | PDF
Preparing Poultry for Show (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Production of Eggs and Home-Raised, Home-Butchered Broilers and Turkeys (Kansas State University) PDF
Producing Turkeys for Show (Texas Agricultural Extension Service) PDF
Poultry for the Small Producer (Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service) PDF
Poultry Management Specifications (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Raising Fowl And Small Animals in Urban Areas (Virginia Cooperative Extension) HTML
Selecting and Preparing Birds for Exhibition (Mississippi State University) HTML
Selecting Chickens for Show (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Small Poultry Flocks (NC State University) HTML | PDF
Small Poultry Flocks (USDA) PDF
Small Turkey Flock Management (University of Wisconsin) PDF
A Small-Scale Agriculture Alternative: Poultry (Virginia Cooperative Extension) HTML
Starting and Managing Small Poultry Units (University of California) PDF
Turkey Care Practices (University of California) PDF
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LAYING HENS
Concepts of Eggshell Quality (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Culling Hens (Mississippi State University) HTML
Egg-Type Layer Flock Care Practices (California Poultry Workgroup) PDF
Evaluating Egg Production Hens (University of Minnesota) HTML
Factors Affecting Egg Production in Backyard Chicken Flocks (University of Florida)
HTML | PDFFactors Causing Poor Pigmentation of Brown-Shelled Eggs (University of Florida)
HTML | PDFGuidelines for a Non-Fasting Feeding Program for Molting of Laying Hens
(University of Nebraska-Lincoln) HTML | PDFKeeping Garden Chickens in NC PDF
Light for Backyard Flocks (University of Maine) HTML
Management of Egg Producing Hens (Mississippi State University) HTML
Management Requirements for Laying Flocks (Virginia Cooperative Extension) PDF
Producing Your Own Eggs (University of New Hampshire) PDF
Proper Light Management for Your Home Laying Flock (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) PDF
The Small Laying Flock (University of Minnesota) HTML
The Small Laying Flock (Texas Agricultural Extension Service) PDF
Small-Scale Egg Production: Organic and Non-organic (Pennsylvania State University) PDF
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PROBLEMS
Addressing the Consequences of Predator Damage to Livestock and Poultry
(Virginia Cooperative Extension) HTML | PDFCannibalism in the Small Poultry Flock (Kansas State University) PDF
Cannibalism: Prevention and Treatment (Virginia) HTML
Causes for Hens Eating Their Eggs (Mississippi State University) HTML
Causes for Thin Egg Shells (Mississippi State University) HTML
Causes of Pecking and Cannibalism (Mississippi State University) HTML
Causes of Poor Feathering (Mississippi State University) HTML
Egg Eating by Chickens (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Estimating the Value of Domestic Fowl (Virginia Cooperative Extension) HTML
Keeping Garden Chickens in NC PDF
Leg and Foot Disorders in Domestic Fowl (Virginia Cooperative Extension) HTML
Leg Problems in Broilers and Turkeys (Kansas State University) PDF
Molting and Other Causes of Feather Loss in Small Poultry Flocks (Kansas State University) PDF
Molting of Laying Hens (Mississippi State University) HTML
Predators: Thieves in the Night (Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service) PDF
Preventing Hens from Eating Eggs (Kansas State University) PDF
Prevention of Egg Eating (Virginia Cooperative Extension) HTML
Why Do Hens Stop Laying Eggs? (Mississippi State University) HTML
Why Have My Hens Stopped Laying? (Virginia Cooperative Extension) HTML
Why My Hens Stopped Laying (University of California) PDF
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BROILER MEAT FLOCK
Anyone for a Few Broilers? (Michigan State University) PDF
How to Produce Broilers and Roasters for Show (Texas A&M University System) PDF
Management Requirements for Meat Bird Flocks (Virginia Cooperative Extension) HTML
The Home Broiler Chicken Flock (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
The Home Broiler Flock (Texas A&M University System) PDF
Raising Broilers and Turkeys for Competition (University of Arkansas) HTML
The Small Flock for Poultry Meat (University of Minnesota) HTML
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BREEDS
Best Breeds of Chickens (Mississippi State University) HTML
Choosing a Chicken Breed: Eggs, Meat or Exhibition (Perdue University) PDF
History of Chicken Breeds (University of Illinois) HTML
Match Your Need to the Right Breed (University of Maine) HTML | PDF
Poultry Breeds (Oklahoma State University) HTML
Selecting Breeds for Small Flocks (West Virginia University) PDF
Selecting Chickens for Home Use (University of California) PDF
What is a Chicken? (University of Illinois) HTML
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INCUBATION AND HATCHING
Artificial Incubation (Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service) PDF
Avian Embryo (Mississippi State University) HTML
Basics of Incubation for the Home Flock (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) HTML | PDF
Building an Incubator (University of Illinois) HTML
Building and Operating a Display Incubator (Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service) PDF
Care and Incubation of Hatching Eggs (Mississippi State University) HTML
Care and Storage of Hatching Eggs (Mississippi State University) HTML | PDFCommon Incubation Problems (University of California) PDF
Constructing an Egg Candler (University of Illinois) HTML
Egg Candling and Breakout Analysis (University of California) PDF
Hatchability Problem Analysis (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Hatching and Brooding Small Numbers of Chicks (University of Minnesota) HTML
Hatching Your Own Chicks (University of Maine) HTML
Incubating Eggs (Virginia Cooperative Extension) HTML
Incubating Eggs in Small Quantities (University of California) PDF
Incubating Eggs of Domestic Birds (Clemson University) PDFIncubation for the Home Flock (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) HTML
Incubation of Poultry (University of Missouri) HTML
Operating a Still Air Model Incubator (University of Illinois) HTML
Trouble Shooting Failures with Egg Incubation (Mississippi State University) HTML
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BROODING
A Brooding Unit for a Small Number of Birds (University of Illinois) HTML
Brooding and Growing Chicks (University of Missouri) HTML | PDF
Brooding and Rearing Baby Chicks (Oregon State University) HTML | PDF
Brooding Chickens and Quail (Mississippi State University) HTML
Brooding of Domestic Fowl (Virginia Cooperative Extension) HTML
Capons (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Giving Chicks a Good Start (University of Maine) HTML | PDF
Growing Healthy Chicks (Mississippi State University) HTML
Hatchery Management Guide for Game Bird and Small Poultry Flock Owners (Mississippi State University) HTML
Keeping Garden Chickens in NC PDF
Methods for Sexing Day-Old Chicks (University of Florida) PDF
Rearing Chicks and Pullets for the Small Laying Flock (University of Minnesota) HTML
Sexing Geese (Oklahoma State University) HTML
Sexing of Day-Old Chicks (Mississippi State University) HTML
Sex Reversal in Chickens (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Turkey Brooding and Management (University of Maine) HTML | PDF
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FEEDS AND NUTRITION
Feed Chickens Properly (Mississippi State University) PDF
Feeding the Backyard Laying Flock (West Virginia University) PDF
Nutrition and Feeding of Show Poultry (Texas Agricultural Extension Service) PDF
Nutrition for the Backyard Flock (University of Georgia) HTML | PDF
Poultry Diets for Small Flocks (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Poultry Nutrition Information for the Small Flock (Kansas State University) PDF
Small Poultry Flock Nutrition (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Water for Poultry (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
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HEALTH
Avian Disease Fact Sheet (Virginia Cooperative Extension) HTML
Avian Diseases Transmissible to Humans (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
The Avian Immune System (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Avian Necropsy Techniques (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Bacterial Diseases of Poultry (Mississippi State University) HTML
Biological Control of Coccidiosis in Small Poultry Flocks (University of Maine)
HTML | PDFBiosecurity and the Poultry Flock (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) PDF
Biosecurity for Backyard Flocks (Dept. of Poultry Science) PDF
Biosecurity for Poultry (Ohio State University) HTML | PDF
Biosecurity for Poultry (University of Maryland) HTML
Biosecurity for the Poultry Industry (West Virginia University) PDF
Chicken Feathers (University of Illinois) HTML
Cleaning and Disinfection of Poultry Facilities (Ohio State University) HTML | PDF
Combs (University of Illinois) HTML
Common Continuous External Parasites of Poultry (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Common External Parasites in Poultry: Lice and Mites (Ohio State University)
HTML | PDFCommon Intermittent External Parasites of Poultry (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Common Lice and Mites of Poultry: Identification and Treatment (University of California) PDF
Common Poultry Diseases (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Common Poultry Diseases in Small Farm Flocks in Oklahoma (Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service) PDF
Control of Poultry Disease Outbreaks (University of Missouri) HTML
Control of Rodents in Commercial Poultry Facilities (Purdue University) HTML | PDF
Diagram of a Male and Female Chicken (Oklahoma State University) HTML
Diagram of a Male and Female Turkey (Oklahoma State University) HTML
Diagram of a Poultry Digestive Tract (Oklahoma State University) HTML
Diseases of Poultry (Mississippi State University) HTML
Eliminating Mites in Poultry Flocks (Kansas State University) PDF
External Parasites of Poultry (University of Florida) PDF
Eye Disorders of Poultry (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Fungal Diseases of Poultry (Mississippi State University) HTML
Keeping Garden Chickens in NC PDF
General Characteristics of Disinfectants (Mississippi State University) HTML
Good Neighbors: A Health Program for Small and Specialty Poultry Flocks (University of Maryland) HTML
Home Remedy Solutions for Poultry (Mississippi State University) HTML
House Mice (University of California) PDF
Intestinal Parasites in Backyard Chicken Flocks (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Less Common External Parasites in Poultry (Ohio State University) HTML | PDF
Medical Management of the Rooster Spur (Ohio State University) HTML | PDF
Nematode Parasites of Poultry (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Other Non-Respiratory Bacterial Diseases (Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service) PDF
Parasitic Diseases (Mississippi State University) HTML
Pest Control on Poultry Farms (Texas Agricultural Extension Service) PDF
Pesticides Used for Control of Poultry Insect Pests (Mississippi State University) HTML
Poultry Disease Diagnosis (Mississippi State University) HTML
Poultry Facility Biosecurity (Texas Agricultural Extension Service) PDF
Poultry Facts - Sanitation (West Virginia University) PDF
Poultry Health Basics (Mississippi State University) HTML
Poultry Necropsy Basics (Ohio State University) HTML | PDF
Poultry Pests and their Control (West Virginia University) PDF
Poultry Pest Management (Ohio State University) HTML
Poultry Pest Management (Texas Agricultural Extension Service) PDF
Protozoan Disease of Poultry (Mississippi State University) HTML
Preventing Avian Influenza in Backyard Poultry Flocks (Dept. of Poultry Science) PDF
Prevention and Control of Fowl Pox in Backyard Chicken Flocks (University of Florida)
HTML | PDFPrevention of Poultry Disease (University of Missouri) HTML | PDF
Remedies for Health Problems of Organic Laying Flock (University of Vermont) PDF
Salmonella and Poultry (Oklahoma State University) PDF
Sanitation - Cleaning and Disinfection (Mississippi State University) HTML
Toxicity to Poultry of Common Weed Seeds (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Understanding Vaccines (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) HTML | PDF
Vaccination of Small Poultry Flocks (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Viral Diseases of Poultry (Mississippi State University) HTML
What Small Flock Owners Should Know about "Bird Flu" (University of Maryland) PDF
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HOUSING
Growing Your Range Poultry Business (USDA) PDF
Homemade Comfort Cages for Small Poultry Flocks (University of Maryland)
HTML | PDFKeeping Garden Chickens in NC PDF
Large-Scale Pastured Poultry Farming in the US (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
HTML | PDFMoveable Pen for Fowl (University of Tennessee) HTML
Poultry Budgets (University of Wisconsin-Madison) HTML
Poultry Plans (North Dakota State University) HTML
Raising Poultry on Pasture (University of Wisconsin-Madison) HTML | PDF
Range Poultry Housing (USDA) HTML | PDF
Small Scale Poultry Housing (Virginia Cooperative Extension) HTML
Small Scale Poultry Housing Designs (Virginia Cooperative Extension) HTML
Transporting Poultry in a Humane Manner (Virginia Cooperative Extension) HTML
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PROCESSING
Coming Under Inspection for Small Processing Plants (NCDA&CS) PDF
Consumer Preferences for Organic/Free Range Chicken (Kansas State University) PDF
Direct Sale of Poultry (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) HTML | PDF
Home Processing of Poultry (Oklahoma State University) HTML
Home Processing of Poultry Series (University of Minnesota) HTML
How to Obtain State Inspection (NCDA&CS) HTML
Inspection Requirements of Meat and Poultry Businesses (NCDA&CS) PDF
NC Compulsory Meat Inspection Law (NCDA&CS) PDF
NC Poultry Products Inspection Law (NCDA&CS) PDF
On-Farm Slaughter Activities (NCDA&CS) PDF
Poultry and Shell Egg Grading (NCDA&CS) HTML
Procedures for Killing and Dressing Home Grown Fowl (University of Florida)
HTML | PDFProcessing Farm-Raised Poultry (Kansas State University) PDF
Processing Poultry at Home (Texas Agricultural Extension Service) PDF
Small Scale Poultry Processing (USDA) HTML | PDF
Using the Claim "Certified Organic By..." on Meat and Poultry Product Labeling (USDA) HTML
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TABLE EGGS
Contents of a Chicken Egg (Mississippi State University) HTML
Designer and Specialty Eggs (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Designing Eggs for Better Nutrition (Texas Agricultural Extension Service) PDF
Egg Quality (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Factors that Influence Egg Production (American Egg Board) HTML
Facts About Table Eggs (University of Maine) HTML | PDF
Food Safety and Quality-Handling Eggs (University of Tennessee) PDF
Packing Eggs on the Farm for Direct Sale (Kansas State University) PDF
Proper Handling of Eggs (Virginia Cooperative Extension) HTML
Selecting Eggs for Show (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Structure of the Egg (University of Illinois) HTML
The Process of Egg Formation (Perdue University Cooperative Extension Service) PDF
What is Egg Quality and Preserving It (University of Illinois) HTML
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OTHER FOWL
Brooding and Rearing Ducklings and Goslings (University of Missouri) HTML
Brooding Chickens and Quail (Mississippi State University) HTML
Bobwhite Quail Brooder House Plan (Mississippi State University) HTML
Bobwhite Quail Production (University of Florida) HTML | PDF
Construction, Insulation and Ventilation of Game Bird Facilities (University of Florida)
HTML | PDFEconomic Assessment of Bobwhite Quail Production (University of Georgia) HTML
Feeding Bobwhite Quail (NC State University) HTML | PDF
Feeding Ducks (NC State University) HTML
Feeding Quail (Mississippi State University) HTML
Game Bird Grower House Plan (Mississippi State University) HTML
Game Bird Flight Pen Plan (Mississippi State University) HTML
Japanese Quail (Texas Agricultural Extension Service) PDF
Management Requirements For Waterfowl (Virginia Cooperative Extension) HTML
Management Program Raising Breeder Duck Flocks (NC State University) HTML
Managing Game Birds (Michigan State University) HTML
Nutrition Guide for Bobwhite Quail (University of Georgia) HTML | PDF
Partridge Production (Pennsylvania State University) PDF
Raising Ducks (University of Minnesota) HTML
Raising and Propagating Japanese Quail (University of California) PDF
Raising Bobwhite Quail for Commercial Use (Mississippi State University) HTML
Raising Chukar Partridges (University of California) PDF
Raising Game Birds (University of California) HTML
Raising Geese (University of Minnesota) HTML
Raising Guinea Fowl (Virginia Cooperative Extension) HTML
Weeding with Geese (University of Missouri) HTML
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Prepared by:
James Cochran
Area Specialized Poultry Extension Agent
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
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