Some recent pastured poultry documents from Florida extension

[A.T. Hagan]

The Florida extension service has put out a couple of pasture poultry related documents fairly recently that some folks here might find to be of interest.

Introduction to Pasture-Raised Poultry: Getting Started
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/an232

Introduction to Pasture-Raised Poultry: Maximizing Foraging Behavior
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/an237

I'm told there are more to come in this series but they are not ready yet.

Here's the poultry topics in general page
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topic_poultry

For anyone who is fairly close to Gainesville there is a poultry workshop that is set for tomorrow. My daughter and I will be there.

POULTRY WORKSHOP
Thursday, September 16, 2010 @ 5:30 p.m.

Location: Alachua County Cooperative Extension Office
2800 NE 39 Avenue, Gainesville

Topics include:
¨ Breed Selection
¨ Nutrition for Backyard Laying Flocks
¨ Chicken Tractors
¨ Requirements for Selling Eggs

$5.00 Registration Fee
(Meal Included)

To register
call (352)955-2402
by Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Cindy Sanders, Director/Livestock Agent
Alachua County Cooperative Extension
[email protected]

 

[Amyable]

Interesting read. Thank you for posting.

 

[Organics North]

thanks for the good read!
ON

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

I stopped reading at the point they called white leghorns a hybrid.....