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UC Cooperative Extension Poultry
Welcome, Poultry Enthusiasts!
This website is designed to help you find information and resources for all of your poultry needs.
Click here to check out resources for food safety during COVID-19!
Important Resources for Wildfire Season
Starting May 2021, Californians are heading into a wildfire season that is expected to last until the end of summer. Stay ahead of curve with our wildfire resources to keep your family and feathered friends safe during these difficult times.
Check out our latest updates!
Have you seen our new app?
Backyard Poultry Central is your hub for the latest information on raising backyard birds. Get notified of outbreaks as soon as they happen, and receive critical information at your fingertips. We're constantly adding new resources and videos!
Check out Backyard Poultry Central on Google Play!
California Waterfowl Tracker
The Central Valley of California is one of the most important wintering areas for waterfowl in North America and also contains the majority of California's commercial layer, broiler, and turkey flocks. The California Waterfowl Tracker is intended to help poultry producers, backyard poultry enthusiasts, regulators, and risk managers to better assess the locations of waterfowl relative to poultry farm(s) in the Central Valley of California.
2021-2023 Eggsercise Book
Learn how you and your family can start caring for your own flock of backyard chickens! This downloadable Eggsercise Book contains basic poultry information, and new information on poultry diseases, environmental toxins in eggs, and chicken first aid. Includes a fun Kids' Corner section with trivia and puzzles!
Not sure who to contact about your poultry issues?
Veterinarians and scientists at UC Davis Extension, CAPE, CAHFS, and others can help provide information about poultry health.
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