Poultry/Small FlocksMajor Program

3768

Total Hours

Contributed.

7603

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

619

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

83

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of beginning farmers who implemented pastured poultry fencing and mobile housing

236

Number of potential or beginning producers who gained awareness about the National Poultry Improvement program (NPIP)

208

Number of producers who increased their knowledge on poultry health and nutrition

92162

Number of people who increased their knowledge and understanding of pastured poultry for small and limited resource farmers

546

Stories

Backyard Poultry Series Lays Framework for Stakeholder Success

Backyard poultry rearing is increasing in popularity for a variety of factors. Egg prices being at an all-time high are one contributing factor. Beginning in early 2022, the United States began facing the largest bird flu outbreak in the nations history. The highly transmissible and fatal strain of avian influenza decimated chicken populations and subsequently decreased the amount of eggs available to consumers. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average retail cost of a dozen e...

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Backyard Poultry Series Lays Framework for Stakeholder Success

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • McLean County Poultry Expo

    In August of 2022 the McLean County Extension Service hosted the Poultry Expo at Myer Creek Park in Calhoun, KY. The Expo was moved from February 2022 because of a outbreak if Avian Influenza. This re... Read More

  • Backyard Poultry

    The average price of a dozen eggs in the U.S. was $4.21 in February 2023, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is more than double the price in February 2022 of about $2.00 ... Read More

  • Successful Backyard Chickens

    According to the American Pet Producers Association 8% of the households in our region of the country have backyard chickens. With this trend growing in urban and suburban areas, and specifically amon... Read More

  • Backyard Poultry - The Basics

    Homeowners are still interested in learning about chickens and raising their own eggs in the backyards. It has become very popular and there are many questions asked throughout the year about getting ... Read More

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