RESOURCES

• Preparing for Winter
• Small Flock Nuggets: Eggs
• Small Flock Nuggets: Life Cycle of a Laying Hen
• Small Flock Nuggets: Tips to Help Your Poultry Beat the Heat
• Poultry Resources: Educational Resources for Poultry Raisers

• Wisconsin Poultry (UW-Poultry Science & UWEX)
  Features Resources including: Raising Poultry, News & Events, Building Plans, Processing Information, Careers and much more!
• Chickens in the Backyard (PDF, 2 pages, 438 KB)
• UW-Food Science Department: Egg Safety & the Backyard Flock (PDF, 3 pages, 174 KB)
• UW-Extension Series: “Poultry for Small Farms & Backyards”  Includes three publications:
  • #1 – Producing Poultry on Pasture (PDF, 4 pages, 3.25 KB)
  • #2 – Pasture Poultry Ark (PDF, 4 pages, 1.99 MB)
  • #3 – Poultry in Urban Areas (PDF 4 pages, 2.52 MB)
• UW-Extension Publications from The Learning Store
  Search for “poultry” or “fowl” for a complete list of available publications
• Wisconsin Bird & Game Breeders

YOUTH POULTRY PROJECT

• UW-Extension 4-H Poultry Project
• Dodge County 4-H Poultry Project
• Raising Turkeys as a 4-H or FFA Project (PDF, 16 pages, 1.04 MB)
• National 4-H Avian Bowl Manual (AQBM)
  • AQBM: Table of Contents (PDF, 1.4 MB, 3 pgs.)
  • AQBM: Introduction (pgs. 1-8) (PDF, 1.5 MB, 8 pgs.)
  • AQBM: Poultry Judging (pgs. 9-16) (PDF, 1.8 MB, 8 pgs.)
  • AQBM: Understanding the Food Poisoners (pgs. 17-20) (PDF, 1.3 MB, 4 pgs.)
  • AQBM: Raising Waterfowl (pgs. 21-24) (PDF, 2.1 MB, 14 pgs.)
  • AQBM: Avian Systems (pgs. 35-44) (PDF, 2.1 MB, 10 pgs.)
  • AQBM: Small Turkey Flock Management (pgs. 45-54) (PDF, 2.0 MB, 10 pgs.)
  • AQBM: Growing Blue Ribbon Pullets (pgs. 55-66) (PDF, 2.0 MB, 12 pgs.)
  • AQBM: Breeds, Varieties and Strains (pgs. 67-80) (PDF, 2.0 MB, 14 pgs.)
  • AQBM: Raising Game Birds (pgs. 81-100) (PDF, 2.4 MB, 20 pgs.)
  • AQBM: Eggcyclopedia (pgs. 101-150) (PDF, 4.9 MB, 50 pgs.)
  • AQBM: Raising Your Home Chicken Flock (pgs. 151-162) (PDF, 2.0 MB, 12 pgs.)
  • AQBM: General Care of Pet Birds (pgs. 163-166) (PDF, 1.4 MB, 4 pgs.)
  • AQBM: Fact Sheets (pgs. 167-182) (PDF, 2.5 MB, 16 pgs.)
  • AQBM: Embryology (pgs. 183-195) (PDF, 2.0 MB, 13 pgs.)