Backyard Flock Resources
Welcome to the Backyard Flock Resource information page! Click on the links below for resources on starting and maintaining a backyard poultry flock.
Here is another link to the UC Davis poultry extension website.
Backyard Biosecurity Utah Extension Booklet Poultry Diseases Chicken Breeds & Varieties Feeding Laying & Breeding Hens Alternative Productions Management Guide Management Guide or the Backyard Flock Raising Small Flocks of Chickens Small Flock Manual Canada Basics for Raising Backyard Chickens Brooding Chicks Feeding Backyard Laying Flocks Hyline Brown Mangt Guide LIce & Mites Marek’s Disease Basics Utah Extension Science of Egg Quality Technical Update Water Quality AviagenBackyard Poultry Workshop Presentations:
January 27, 2018 – Stockton, CA
Dr. Amy Murillo – Backyard Flock Pests & Management
Dr. Richard Blatchford – Backyard Chicken Behavior
Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo – Common Backyard Poultry Diseases
Dr. Maurice Pitesky – Disease Transmission and Practical Biosecurity
March 12, 2016 – Oakland, CA
Dr. Richard Blatchford – Backyard Chicken Behavior
Dr. Nancy Reimers – Cleaning & Disinfection
Amy Murillo – Backyard Flock Pests & Management Techniques
Dr. Gabriel Senties – Common Diseases Poultry Diseases
Dr. Maurice Pitesky – Avian Influenza & Biosecurity
2015:
Dr. Mark Bland – Biosecurity / Cleaning & Disinfecting / Vaccinations
Silvia Carnaccini – Most Common Diseases of Backyard Flocks
Dr. Richard Blatchford – Backyard Chicken Behavior
CDFA – Egg Safety & Quality Management Program
USDA, APHIS “Biosecurity for the Birds” helpful materials.
Avian Influenza Factsheets/Brochures (factsheets are easily printable from any computer)
HPAI Brochure (Spanish version here)
To download or order materials produced by the USDA please Click here.