Animal drug testing programs are common at youth livestock exhibitions across the country. While the individual policies for each show vary greatly, the basic goals of these programs are to ensure a wholesome food sup More...
This manual was prepared as an aid in teaching beginners, as well as experienced individuals, to properly evaluate egg-producing hens and to apply USDA standards in grading ready-to-cook poultry and eggs. It is intende More...
Poultry 1 activities include identifying parts, species and breeds, selection, exploring an egg, cooking eggs, feather features, talking the talk, feeding, handling, washing and showing. Grades 3-5. (40 pages) More...
Youth will test their wings as they make a budget, determine pecking order, read a feed tag, explore retail products, identify bones, grade carcasses, select layers, use the Standard of Perfection, examine an egg and kee More...
Developing leadership skills by planning a judging clinic, managing a flock, exploring careers, processing chickens, conducting poultry games and discussing values and ethics are featured in Poultry 3. Grades 9-12. (40 More...
Discover the value and purpose of bantams, and their characteristics, breeds, and varieties. Learn how to get started raising bantams, secure breeding stock, select and mate bantams, incubate and rear their young, feed a More...