Getting Started: Chicken Resources
“Backyard Chickens” On the Web:
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Poultry Equipment & Supplies
Premier One Supplies [Link] >electric netting, good feeders
Kencove Farm Fence, Inc. [Link] >electric netting, local
Randall Burkey Co. [Link] >chicks & supplies
Hen Saver [Link] >back saddles for your rooster’s “favorite” hens
Jeffers [Link] >VetRx, vaccines, dewormers, supplies
Sources for Organic/Natural Feed (PA/NY area)
McGreary Organics (Lancaster, PA) [Link] 1-800-624-3279
Lakeview Organic Grain (Penn Yan, NY) [Link] 315-531-1038
Coldsprings Farm (Sharon Springs, NY) [Link] 518-234-8320
DIY Recipes: [Link], [Link]
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Hatcheries
*Mother Earth News’ Hatchery Directory:
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Cackle Hatchery (Lebanon, MO) [Link]
J.M. Hatchery [Link] (Lancaster, PA) Freedom Rangers
Mt. Healthy [Link] (Ohio)
My Pet Chicken [Link] (allows small orders)
Hatcheries Specializing in Heritage Breeds
Sand Hill Preservation Center, Iowa [Link] (all
breeds)
Whitmore Farm, Maryland [Link]
(Marans,Welsummers,Anconas,Delawares, Ameraucanas)
Yellow House Farm (New Hampshire) [Link] Dorkings
*Not sure which hatchery to go with? Read reviews at: The Garden Watchdog
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‘Rooster’ Recipes
Good Sheppard Poultry Recipes:
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“Coq au Vin” recipe from The River Cottage Meat Book
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How to Cook a Free-Range Chicken (it’s a little different)
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Chicken Breeds
Defining Heritage Chickens
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Breed Profiles:
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Henderson’s Handy Dandy Chicken Breed Chart
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“Chicken Picker” iPhone App
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Organizations to Join
American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) [Link]
Society for the Preservation of Poultry Antiquities:
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American Poultry Association (APA) [Link] Publishes APA
Standard of Perfection
Books for the Nightstand
Backyard Poultry Naturally Alanna Moore -natural feeds & remedies
Talking Chicken Kelly Klober -great resource on heritage chickens
The Chicken Health Handbook Gail Damerow -good, not organic
Chicken Tractor Andy Lee -great guide to using movable pens
Keeping Chickens: The Essential Guide Esther Verhoef-Verhallen
Chickens: Tending a Small-Scale Flock for Pleasure and Profit Sue Weaver
The Joy of Keeping Chickens Jennifer Megyesi
Magazines
Backyard Poultry
Homegrown Poultry Magazine (online) [Link]
Hobby Farms Poultry
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