Poultry Fact Sheets
Printable PDF versions of USU Extension poultry publications.
Raising Backyard Chickens
- Basics for Raising Backyard Chickens
- Considerations in Raising Small Backyard Flocks of Poultry in Population-dense Communities
- Handling Baby Poultry
- Housing Backyard Chickens
- Molting and Determining Production of Laying Hens
- Principles of Feeding Small Flocks of Chickens at Home
Small-Flock Commerical Poultry
- A Farmer's Guide to Egg Quality, Safety, and Flock Health
- Managing Chickens From Chicks to Peak Egg Production
Game Birds
- Collection Procedure for Submitting PCR Samples to Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for Avian Influenza Testing in Turkeys, Chickens, and Game Birds
- Postmortem Examination of Game Birds
- Poultry and Game Bird Hatchery Sanitation and Biosecurity
Turkey Care and Management
- Biosecurity Principles: Protecting the Utah Turkey Industry
- Causes and Control of Spontaneous Cardiomyopathy or Roundheart Disease in Utah Turkeys
- Daily Water Consumption of Turkeys Raised in Utah
- Feeding Camelina Sativa and Enhancing Omega-3 Fatty Acid Levels in Market-age Turkey Hens
- Nutrient Content of Camelina Sativa and Feeding Trials in Turkeys
- Nutrient Content of Utah Turkey Litter
- Postmortem Examination of Turkeys
- Procedure and Checklist for Water Vaccination of Meat Turkey Flocks
- Steps in Evaluating Power Ventilation Needs in Utah Turkey Facilities
- Understanding Static Pressure
- Ventilation Basics for Utah Turkey Facilities
Poultry Health and Wellness
- Avian Influenza
- Avian Pox (Fowl Pox)
- Biosecurity Principles: Protecting the Utah Turkey Industry
- Biosecurity Principles: Protecting Your Investment
- Causes and Control of Spontaneous Cardiomyopathy or Roundheart Disease in Utah Turkeys
- Collection Procedure for Submitting PCR Samples to Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for Avian Influenza Testing in Turkeys, Chickens, and Game Birds
- Handling Baby Poultry
- MAREK'S DISEASE (MD, Range Paralysis, Gray Eye)
- Postmortem Examination of Game Birds
- Postmortem Examination of Turkeys
- Poultry and Game Bird Hatchery Sanitation and Biosecurity
- Procedure and Checklist for Water Vaccination of Meat Turkey Flocks
4-H and Poultry Showing
- Basic Selection, Nutrition and Care of Show Poultry
- Basics for Raising Junior Market Turkeys for Junior Turkey Show
- Biosecurity Principles: Protecting Your Investment
- Handling Baby Poultry
- Information for the Poultry Showmanship Judge
- Organizing a Poultry Showmanship Contest
- Preparing Your Bird for the Poultry Showmanship Contest
- Selecting and Preparing Broilers for Show
- What Is Expected of the Poultry Showman?