Beginning Farmer

UC Davis Pastured Poultry Farm

Check out our UCD Pastured Poultry Farm page for pastured poultry resources.

Resources

Biosecurity and Disease Management:

• Hatchery Biosecurity (Utah)
• How to test for Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) in Your Backyard Coop
• Marek's Disease Pamphlet

Production and Management:

• Innovations at the UCD Pastured Poultry Farm
• Laying Hen Production (Utah)
• Pastured Poultry Nutrition and Forages
• Making a Hoop Pen for Pasture Poultry
• Tipsheet: Organic Poultry Production for Meat and Eggs
• Small-Scale Poultry Housing (VA-Tech)

Data Collection:

• Data Collection (UCD)
• Google Forms: A Free and Easy Way to Capture Data

Marketing and Processing:

• Niche Marketing Livestock in California
• Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network

Wildfire Preparedness Resources:

• Incident Information System
• Prepare Your Farm or Ranch (UCANR Fire Network)
• Wildfire Preparation Strategies for Commercial Ranchers (UCCE Rangelands)
• Wildfire Preparedness Tips for Chicken Owners (SoCal Nestbox)

Past Workshops

 YouTube Playlist: Beginning Farmers & Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)

• Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program
• Biosecurity on Pasture Poultry Farms
• Brooding and Production Management 
• Building an Eggmobile
  
• Common Avian Diseases in a Pasture Poultry Environment
• County Regulations Related to Poultry Production
• Mixed Species and Crop Considerations
  
  

Publications

Pastured Poultry

• Descriptive survey and Salmonella surveillance of pastured poultry layer farms in California
• Feeding and lighting practices on small-scale extensive pastured poultry commercial farms in the US
• Gastrointestinal impactions in backyard poultry
• Hen Health and Food Safety on California’s Pastured Poultry Farms
• Operational challenges and opportunities in pastured poultry operations in the United States
• Senior design project on how to use sensors to monitor poultry's movements and ambient environment: Poultry Data Acquisition
• Senior design project on how to use Black Soldier Fly larvae as supplemental poultry feed: Black Soldier Fly
  
  • Learn more about and view clips from the project here.