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Adding Amprolium to Feed and Weight Gain
Science Fair Project on the effects of amprolium on weight gain in healthy broiler chicks.
Articles
Set of articles including general directions for sick birds, basic hatching, egg eating, basic silkie care, silkie genetics, and washing chickens before a show.
Bantams
University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension publication. Downloadable PDF booklet.
Best Breeds of Chickens
Mississippi State University Extension Service discussion on the selection of a particular breed for a home flock.
C & H Livestock Company
Contract Growers for Sanderson Farms, Inc. of Bryan, Texas share details on housing, hatching and growing broiler chickens.
Care of Day Old Chickens
Chick selection and care sheet.
Chicken Characteristics
Descriptive diagram of both the male and female chicken.
Chicken Production
Collection of links to research materials on production chicken husbandry including news, diseases, economics, reproduction, management, genetics, housing, and nutrition.
Chickenbox
A collection of topics all about chickens and aspects of their care and keeping with breed information table and photographs, "Chicken ABC" alphabetical topic index, and question and answer section to name a few.
Confessions of a Chicken-Lover
This site is made by a girl who has been raising chickens in her backyard since she was 8 and includes pictures and information about the hobby.
Cyndilou's Chicken Flock: A Place about Chick
Information about chickens, their care, coops, breeds, chick care and brooder area, chicken pictures, and links.
Funny Farm Poultry
Origins of both Silkies and true rumpless Aruacana.
Gamefowl Dot Com
Discussion board focused on game chicken breeds with topics such as: breeding methods, egg care and incubation, biddie care, health and disease, and conditioning. Requires registration to enter.
Handbook on Poultry Diseases
Information to assist veterinarians, students, and avian health professionals to diagnose, treat and prevent diseases in poultry flocks.
How To Raise Day-Old Chicks in Your Back Yard
Information on raising chicks with minimum equipment, including feeding, setup, problems, sexlinks, breeds, broody hens, pastured poultry, and free range chickens.
Incubation and Embryology Resources
University of Illinois Extension research project with varied information on subjects related to breeding, incubating, hatching, and raising chicks.
Kemp's Koops
Information on Old English Game bantams featuring photo series of hatching process, articles on breeding and raising, photos from the 1997 National Meet, and photos of varieties.
Longtail Fowl and Longcrowers of the World
Articles, information, and pictures of ornamental longtail fowl in many breeds.
Mongold's Black Tailed Buff Old English Game
Photos and descriptions of chick down coloration and adult plumage of the variety.
National Dumpy Page of Scotland
History, information, and pictures of the Scots Dumpy breed of chicken, in a graphically-oriented presentation with a strong Celtic flair.
Old English Game Bantam Photo Tour
Photos and breed information of varieties of Old English Game bantams.
Orpington Breed Standards
Reference source for the recognized show/breed standards for the Orpington chicken.
Orpington Poultry
Information source for Orpington chickens with breed information and pictures of varieties, breeding information, and history.
Patty's Greene Acres
Photos and breed characteristics of White, Gray, Blue, Black, and Splash Silkie bantams.
Pekin Bantams
Articles, forum, and links for those raising bantams.
Pocket Flocks
Bantam chicken breeding, networking, and care information and links to many resources.
Pure Breed Chickens
History, information, and pictures of Wellsummer and Maran breeds.
Red Square
Rhode Island Red resource page. Breeders of single comb Rhode Island Reds share photo album and articles on breeding and breed characteristics.
Small Chicken Coop Ideas
Describes ideas on building small chicken coops. Includes drawings and photos.
Speckled Sussex
Information on the Speckled Sussex including description from the American Bantam Association Standard, future breed club, old show dates, and links to other breeders.
The Chook Shed
Information on housing, feeding, and breeding plus a message board and breed details.
The City Chicken
Information on raising chickens in the city. Includes questions and answers, pictures, and links.
The Dutch Bantam Site
Information site on the Dutch bantam chicken with articles, pictures, and a discussion board.
The Life Cycle of the Chicken
Outline of development of a chicken from before to after being in the egg. Chick feeding information, breeds information, informational coloring pages, and science projects with an egg.
The Red Jungle Fowl
History and characteristics of the original chicken.
The Urban Chicken
Mobile Register, Alabama news, articles on chicken care and keeping and on laws regarding backyard flocks. Has how to build a chicken ark.