Poultry
News Update
As of June 3, 2022, NYS Department of Ag and Markets has lifted the banned on all live fowl shows and exhibitions. For more information refer to the NY Ag and Markets press release.
4-H Home Poultry Flocks
The home flock program involves all of the practical poultry and Avian Science projects and the Standard Breeders project. The practical projects include brooding, rearing, laying flocks, broiler, turkey and duck projects. These are meat and egg projects which place emphasis on how to do things. The Standard Breeders project is a science project which emphasizes the why of things using areas such as genetics, physiology, embryology, nutrition and health.
Other Links
- DIY Chicken Coop Plans
- Incubation & Embryology Calendar
- Ohio State 4-H Poultry
- Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology
- American Pastured Poultry Producers Association
- Cornell Raptor Program
- Cornell Small Farms Program
- NY Department of Environmental Conservation
- Iowa Extension: How to design a chicken run
- Penn State 4-H, Poultry Showmanship
- Virtual Chicken Reproductive System
- Poultry Breed Video Series by Ohio 4-H and American Poultry Association
- Wild Birds from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Curriculum Sources for Educators
- 4-H Cooperative Curriculum System
- National 4-H Poultry Curriculum
- Ohio State Learning Lab Kits
- US Poultry & Egg Association
- The Poultry Site
- 4-H Science Alive - Chick Quest
- Chickens, Chickens and More Chickens
- North Carolina State University Incubation and Embryology
- Penn State Extension Poultry Resource Page
- Penn State 4-H Poultry Resource Page
- Purdue Avian Sciences Net
- Virginia Tech Extension Publications
- USDA - Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher Resource Directory
- University of Kentucky Small Flocks
For more information
Contact Brian Aukema at bja14 [at] cornell.edu (bja14[at]cornell[dot]edu).