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4-H Home Poultry Flocks

The home flock program involves all of the practical poultry and Avina Sciences projects and the Standard Breeders peoject. The practical projects include brooding, rearing, laying flocks, broiler, turkey and duck projects. These are meat and egg projects which place emphasis on how to do things. The Standard Breeders project is a science project which emphasizes the why of things using areas such as genetics, physiology, embryology, nutrition and health. Participants will also learn practical aspects of based on these subjects.

Teen leaders and teen assistants are selected to work at the State fair Exhibit based on their outstanding attitudes and accomplishments at the county level.

PRIMARY RESOURCES:

Available: Distribution Center, PO Box 3884, Ithaca, NY 14850-3884

  • Chicks & Eggs
  • L-8-5a Getting Started in the Poultry Business in NY
  • L-8-5e Laying Condition-How to Tell a Laying Hen
  • L-8-7a Raising Turkeys in New York
  • L-8-9a Raising Ducks
  • L-8-10a References to Game Birds
  • L-8-11a Pigeons, Pigeons, Pigeons
  • L-8-11b Pigeon Breeds
  • L-8-11c Breeding and Genetics Novice
  • L-8-11d Breeding and Genetics Advanced
  • L-8-11e Racing Homers
  • L-8-14 Standard Breeder's Project Guide
  • L-8-14e General Disqualifications and Defects in Poultry
  • L-8-14f Breed and Variety Silhouettes
  • L-8-14g Classification of Breeds & Varieties of Chickens
  • L-8-14h General Licensed and Specialty Licensed APA Judges by States
  • L-8-15c Standards of Quality for Eggs
  • L-8-15d 4-H Leaders' Chick List for Conducting an Egg Quality Lesson
  • L-8-15j Care of Eating Eggs
  • L-8-16a Processing Poultry
  • L-8-16b USDA Poultry Grading Manual
  • L-8-19z References on Coturnix coturnix japonica (Japanese Quail)
  • L-8-20y References on Breeds and Varieties of Poultry
  • L-8-25 Educational Objectives of the Youth Poultry Science Program
  • L-8-25b Incentives of Teen Leader Program
  • L-8-25c Suggested Calendar of Poultry Science Events
  • L-8-25d Poultry Science Definitions
  • L-8-25f "What Is It We Teach?" and "The Primary Purpose of the University"
  • L-8-25g County 4-H Poultry Science Program Development Committee Guidelines
  • L-8-25h NYS 4-H Poultry Science Program
  • L-8-25j Let People Do Things For That's the Way They Learn
  • L-8-25k JOB DESCRIPTION - State Fair Teen Leaders
  • L-8-25l JOB DESCRIPTION - State Fair Teen Assistants
  • L-8-25y The Lesson Plan
  • L-8-30a Sources of Poultry Stock
  • L-8-35a Poultry Health
  • L-8-35b Procedure for Diagnosing Flock Illness
  • L-8-35c Maintaining Health in the Small Poultry Flock
  • L-8-35d Microorganisms in the Poultry House
  • L-8-35e Vaccination of the Backyard Flock
  • L-8-35f Common Poultry Diseases
  • L-8-35g Parasite Control
  • L-8-35h National Poultry Improvement Plan
  • L-8-35i Clean and Disinfect
  • L-8-35j Dead Bird Disposal
  • L-8-35k Rodent Control
  • L-8-60c Barbecued Chicken
  • L-8-80a The Primary Purpose of Education
  • L-8-90a Baby Chicks - Laws and Regulations

Available: Department of Animal Science

SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCES:

Slide sets:

  • S-8-3a Brooding - 15 colors slides with script
  • S-8-20a Breeds and Varieties - 30 colors slides with script

Available: Department of Animal Science

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Tro Bui
tvb2@cornell.edu
Animal Science Department
250 Morrison Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853-4801
607-255-4505
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