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Poultry Educational Resources
Use the resources below to further explore your 4-H poultry project!
Don’t forget to check out the Junior Livestock Calendar of Events for educational opportunities coming up near you. Use the Calendar button below to learn more!
4-H Activity Guides
Click Here for Breeds of Chickens & Turkeys
Oklahoma State University: Breeds of Chickens
https://breeds.okstate.edu/poultry/chickens/
Ohio State University Extension: Chicken Breed Selection
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-60
Michigan State University: Chicken Breed Chart to Help Choose Your Chicken
https://www.canr.msu.edu/uploads/234/69325/Chicken_Breed_Chart_to_Help_Choose_Your_Chicken.pdf
Ohio State 4-H: What type of turkey is best for small and backyard poultry flocks?
https://ohio4h.org/sites/ohio4h/files/imce/animal_science/Poultry/What%20type%20of%20turkey%20is%20best%20for%20small%20and%20backyard%20poultry%20flocks_%20-%20eXtension.pdf
Click Here for Information on Raising Poultry
University of Minnesota Extension: Raising Chickens for Eggs
https://extension.umn.edu/small-scale-poultry/raising-chickens-eggs
North Dakota State University: Beginners Guide to Raising Chickens
https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/sites/default/files/2023-03/as2045.pdf
University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse Extension: Raising Broilers and Roasters as 4-H and FFA Projects
https://lacrosse.extension.wisc.edu/files/2019/07/Raising-Roasters-and-Broilers.pdf
University of Minnesota Extension: Raising Chickens for Meat
https://extension.umn.edu/small-scale-poultry/raising-chickens-meat
Click Here for Tips on Selecting Your Next Show Bird
University of Florida Cooperative Extension: Selecting Chickens for Show
https://mysrf.org/pdf/pdf_poultry/p10.pdf
Utah State University Cooperative Extension: Selecting and Preparing Broilers for Show
https://ucanr.edu/sites/poultry/files/186895.pdf
Click Here for Poultry Judging and Showing
Ohio State University Extension: Poultry Showmanship – Chickens
https://ohio4h.org/sites/ohio4h/files/imce/animal_science/Poultry/Showmanship.pdf