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HENSPA
Website:
http://www.henspa.com/
Chicken Coops on Wheels:
You may be looking for a chicken coop plan, a chicken coop design, information on how to build a chicken coop, chicken coop construction or information on raising chickens. That's how most people find us. After reading these pages, they say, "Why should I take the time to build a chicken coop? These people have already done it for me!"
PALM BEACH FANCIERS
Website:
http://www.afn.org/~poultry/index.htm
One of the most fun and nutritionally-informative poultry sites around!
LARRY'S POULTRY STORE
P.O. Box 691
Fort Morgan, CO 80701
Phone: 970-441-0410
Email: poultry@larryspoultry.com
Website: www.larryspoultry.com; Seems to have everything! ~~ birds, equipment, supplies. A bit complex to use the new website, but persevere. We recommend you order by phone, directly from personal contact. You will need to request a phone number by email or US mail from this company, as they do not list their phone number on their website (as of June 1, 2005).
FRESHWATER DIAMTOMACEOUS EARTH
Contact: Phyllis Hopkins
P.O. Box 3182
Quinlan, TX 75474
Phone: 972-288-0262
Email: foodstr2@airmail.net
Website: http://www.FreshWaterDE.com
Freshwater Diatomaceous Earth is a natural, pesticide-free, pest and parasite killer,
ideal to offer your birds for dusting. Pick up, or we ship nationwide. We've been in business
for 10 years.
KINTALINE FARM PLANT AND POULTRY CENTRE
Benderloch, OBAN, Argyll, PA37 1QS Scotland
tel/fax 01631 720223
Email: home@kintaline.co.uk
, Tim and Jill Bowis
Website: http://www.kintaline.co.uk. Also,
http://www.poultryscotland.co.uk
Beautiful websites showing the whole 500 year-old farm in operation, especially the poultry. Maran breed gives MAROON EGGS. Jan is an avid writer, and very interested in the feeding of poultry, among many other subjects.
AMERICAN PASTURED POULTRY PRODUCERS ASSN,
5207 70th St, Chippewa Falls WI 54729
Website: http://apppa.org/
Email: grit@apppa.org
Phone: 715 - 723-2293,
CALIFORINIA CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARMERS
Website: http://www.ccof.org/
Complete list of Certified Organic Farmers in California, with
email and Internet info for many.
ROCKING T RANCH CHICKEN FEEDING LINKS (COMPREHENSIVE!)
http://www.poultryhelp.com/link-feed.html
Email:
Webmaster@poultryhelp.com
Pete & Justine Theer
Rocking T Ranch & Poultry Farm
Route 2 Box 76
Kempner, Texas 76539
We're striving to become the best source for Online Poultry Information, Poultry Raising Assistance. We also offer fertile hatching eggs from the breeds we raise (1,100 birds). We love your site!
CHICKEN RESOURCE PAGE,
Website: http://home.i1.net/flavin/chickens.html, good all-around links; short and concise
THE HEN HOUSE,
Website: http://communities.msn.com/TheHenHouse, organized discussion groups
AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATION,
http://www.ampltya.com, America's First Livestock Organization, devoted exclusively to poultry, founded in February 1873
ORGANIC INDUSTRY LINKS,
http://www.ota.com/links1.htm, a comprehensive listing of official organic entities of all kinds
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SITES,
http://www.cyborganic.com/people/feathersite/Poultry/
BRKPoultrySites.html, the longest, most comprehensive list, with a brief description of each site
DUCKPOND WEED FOR CHICKEN FEED,
http://www.usra.edu/~jwcross/duckweed.htm
Duck pond weed grows prolifically in warm ponds, and can be harvested for good-quality protein supplementation. Experimentation is going on in Southeast Asia.
STYLO LEAF MEAL EXPERIMENTATION,
http://www.csiro.au/proprietaryDocuments/StyloNewsletter_sep00.pdf,
In India and China, experiments with stylo leaf meal for protein supplementation are being conducted.
ANATOLIAN SHEPHERDS,
http://www.geocities.com/~anatolian/poultry.htm; Training Anatolian Shepherd Dogs for Poultry Guarding
TAYLOR'S BANTAMS
http://www.freewebs.com/taylorsbantams/; a new, fun website, with live chat and computer info thrown in
Email: jenbobo@aol.com
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Definitions
Types of Feed
Mash: a blend of several feed ingredients, ground to a small size but not to a powder
Pellets: small kernels of compressed mash, causing birds to eat the whole blend, not pick and choose
Crumbles: pellets broken up into smaller pieces
Starter: a blend of feed for chicks and growing birds, usually in the form of mash; approximately the same as "Grower"; can be replaced with "adult" food as soon as chicks go for it, somewhere between 4 and 8 weeks of age
Grower: approximately the same as "Starter"
Layer: feed blend for chickens that are laying eggs, having extra calcium and protein added
Broiler: feed blend for chickens that are growing as fast as possible, in order to be harvested for meat as early as possible
Scratch: whole grains fed separately to chickens, usually scattered on the ground or litter of the coop; usually a mixture of grains, such as wheat, rye, oats, etc. (corn/maize must be cracked before using as scratch grain)
Feed Ingredients
Concentrate: a blend of protein-rich foods, plus any other nutrients desired; usually fed together with a grain ration
Grit: angular, hard crushed rock, preferably from granite, used by the chickens in place of "teeth" --- seashells and bone CANNOT substitute for grit; for confinded birds, grit should be offered several times a month at least; it should be of the right size for the age of the bird (see Baby Chicks page); birds allowed to free range don't need to be offered grit -- they find their own ideal sizes and types to suit themselves
Corn: American term meaning maize corn, or "corn on the cob" (in England "corn" means what grain means in the US, that is, all food grains)
Grain: American term meaning any small, hard seeds, especially grass-family seeds (called corn in England); provides energy, B vitamins, phosphorus, and the whole grains are a fair source of protein, too
Bran: the outer coating of a kernel of grain; extremely high in silicon, which slows down its decomposing in the soil; cheap by-product of milling, often given away free by large mills
Germ: the embryo plant inside a kernel of grain; very nutritious and high in protein; wheat and rice germ (also called "rice polish") are a saleable by-product of milling
Middlings: an old milling term for the parts of the kernel that are milled off with the germ, and probably contain both the starch and bran (please email me if you have more specific information :-)
Calcium: provided by sea shells, crushed bone, and fresh or dried greens --- amounts need to be measured closely, if not free range; must be provided in higher quantities as soon as chickens begin to lay eggs
Protein: any food high in amino acids, used to build tissues; protein quality is determined by the "completeness" of the amino acid varieties in the food source; all meats, eggs of all kinds, milk, cheese, nuts, seed germs, and soy beans are high protein sources
Amino acid: a molecule that is one building block of protein; there are many different amino acids, most of which can be manufactured in the body; the few that cannot must be supplied by foods, and are called "Essential Amino Acids"; a food that supplies all 8 essential amino acids is called "complete"
Vitamins: an old, general term meaning "life-giving"; a chemical found in nature or made by man to imitate natural ones; new vitamins, and new uses for known vitamins, are always being discovered
Minerals: non-life-created chemicals found in nature; these and vitamins can be added to dietary regimens to improve health; sea water contains all the minerals of the earth, in their natural forms and safe amounts; "trace minerals" are those needed in relatively very tiny amounts, and can be highly toxic if these amounts are exceeded; "macro-minerals" are those needed in large amounts, such as calcium, phosphorous, and magnesium
Kelp: sea-weed, plants that grow in the sea; contains all the minerals of the earth; all kelp is edible, and can easily be dried and fed to chickens by clipping a sheaf of it to something in their area (also, this replaces any need to add salt to their rations)
Methods of Raising Poultry
Free range: ideally, not controlled by fences, able to get to fresh greens and insects; as commercially used, this term allows fences, with minimum amount of space per bird set by government agency definition
Pastured poultry: hens kept in movable, usually wheeled, pens, moved daily over fresh pasture, creating delicious meat and the very most nutritious eggs (and very fertile pastureland, too)
Organic: inspected by government agencies, organic food sources must not contain traces of harmful chemicals; the term as currently used does not insure that poultry has been raised in the best possible way, only that it has near zero harmful ingredients
Types of Chickens
Pullets: female chickens in their first year of lay, or prior to their first moult; female baby chicks
Hens: female chickens in their second year of lay, or after their first moult
Straight Run: a random mixture of male and female baby chicks, usually less expensive than only pullets
Cockerels: male baby chicks; male young domestic fowl
Rooster: adult male chicken, or adult male of other domestic or non-domestic fowl
Broilers: chickens raised to be eaten
Meat birds: old term for broilers
Layers: chickens raised to be egg-layers
Layer-Broiler: chickens raised to be both egg-layer and to be eaten
Bantam: a miniaturized chicken of any breed; most breeds have a regular-size and a bantam variety
Banty: same as Bantam
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