Poultry and egg producers with flocks of all sizes and purposes can learn more about housing, nutrition, health, husbandry, and youth activities at the Extension Livestock Program- Poultry page.
UW-Madison Division of Extension Poultry Specialist
Ron Kean
Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences
rpkean@wisc.edu | 608-262-8807
Resources
- 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 Publications: The Learning Store
- #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
- Wisconsin Bird & Game Breeders
Youth Poultry Project
2021 UPDATE: Due to some cancelations the requirements for the Poultry project have been modified:
- There are four scheduled monthly County Poultry project meetings starting in April 2021. Members will be required to attend at least one of the meetings to exhibit at the fair.
- The points requirement for the Blue Ribbon Auction will have two options. OPTION 1 maintains the same 7 and 9 point requirement but allows members to use the points earned going back to the 2019 fair tear-down and clean up until the start of the 2021 fair. OPTION 2 requires members to earn 5 and 7 points during the period of August 1, 2020 until the start of the 2021 fair.
Many members have earned points over the past two years while others need to earn more. We will discuss the opportunities to earn points at the meetings through activities like attending the monthly county poultry meetings, state 4-H and WJPC poultry meetings on Zoom, demonstration, sanctioned and fun shows, and more.Come to poultry meetings with your questions or contact Dan Schwandt, Poultry Project Leader
920-763-8030 Schwandtdutch@aol.com .
- 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.)
