Egg Quality, Safety and Flock Health
This guide offers practical advice to help you raise resilient, high-laying hens and build a successful small-scale egg production system, no matter your level of experience.
Small-Flock Commercial Poultry
Guides for raising and managing small poultry flocks, plus helpful links for Utah poultry producers.
Links for Poultry Producers
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
- Regulatory Services > Eggs and Poultry - Regulations and exemptions for small-scale egg and poultry producers in Utah.
- Meat and Poultry Inspection - Utah plant inspection info, plus a map of federal, state and custom-inspected plants.
- Poultry and Gamebird Health - Biosecurity planning, license applications, disease testing, and veterinarian and UDAF staff listings.
Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
A list of lab services, including diagnostics, blood tests, drag swabs, chick papers, and necropsies as well as submission guidelines, and lab locations, hours, and contacts.
USDA Avian Disease Resources and Guidance
Information about avian influenza and virulent Newcastle disease as well as links to disease prevention and managment programs from the USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service.
Poultry Biosecurity
Resources for poultry biosecurity planning, documentation, and training as well as downloadable signs and links to additional resources. The site is hosted by the Center for Food Security & Public Health in Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine.
USU Extension Publications
Hatching and Caring for Chicks
Essential guidelines for hatching eggs and raising chicks, covering topics such as egg collection, incubation, candling, hatching, and chick care.
Managing Chickens From Chicks to Peak Egg Production
This fact sheet covers poultry history, top egg-laying breeds, egg anatomy, nutrition, and practical tips to help farmers improve productivity and run successful egg production ventures.
Molting and Determining Production of Laying Hens
A guide to better understand and evaluate the status of egg production in the domestic fowl.