Thursday, November 19, 2009

Resources: Keeping Chickens

Poultry & Sustainable Living magazines:

Back Home

             http://www.backhomemagazine.com

Backyard Poultry

            http://www.backyardpoultrymag.com/issues/3-5.html

Fancy Fowl (UK)

            http://www.todaywebsitedesigns.com/ff-feb-welcome.html

Feather Fancier (Canada)

            http://featherfancier.on.ca/

Grit

            http://www.grit.com/

Hobby Farms

            http://hobbyfarms.com/

Living the Country Life

            http://www.livingthecountrylife.com/lcl/?_requestid=531538&_requestid=531538

Mother Earth News

            http://www.motherearthnews.com/

Poultry Press

            http://www.poultrypress.com/

Poultry Times

            http://poultryandeggnews.com/customerservice/subscribeptnew.shtml

Practical Poultry

            http://www.practicalpoultry.co.uk/


Poultry Information Websites:

http://homegrownpoultry.com/?page_id=2

            This site is all about marketing, showing, and raising different types of poultry.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/contact.html

            An extremely comprehensive site, with information for the novice and the experienced flock owner alike.

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/about/

            A website dedicated to information regarding poultry health.

http://www.oeuf.ca/en/

            The website of the egg council of Canada.

http://incredibleegg.org/index.html

            The website of the U.S. egg council.

http://home.centurytel.net/thecitychicken/index.html

            A site for all things related to urban chicken enthusiast

 http://citychickens.com

            A Seattle-based site for urban chicken raising.

 http://www.feathersite.com/

            Comprehensive website with information on various types of poultry, with videos, photographs, and extensive zoological information.

 http://poultryone.com/links.html

            This site contains articles, research, and a wealth of information for poultry enthusiasts.

 http://lionsgrip.com/chickens.html

            A highly informative site all about chicken feed, with information ranging from how to make your own feed to antiquated and traditional modes of feeding poultry. Also contains a state-by-state listing of organic feed producers.


Hatcheries & Suppliers:

Belt Hatchery                                                           

7272 S. West Ave.

Fresno, CA 93706 


559-264-2090

http://www.belthatchery.com/

 

Cackle Hatchery

P.O. Box 529

Lebanon, MO  65536


417-532-4581

www.cacklehatchery.com

 

C.M. Estes Hatchery

805 N. Meteor Ave.

PO Box 5776

Springfield, MO 65802

800-345-1420

http://www.esteshatchery.com/

 

Decorah Hatchery

406 W. Water St

Decorah, IA 52101

563-382-4103

http://www.decorahhatchery.com/

 

Double-R Discount Supply

5156 Minton Road Northwest

Palm Bay, Florida 32907

http://dblrsupply.pinnaclecart.com

 

Egganic  Interprises

3900 Milton Hwy.

Ringgold, VA 24586

800-783-6344

http://www.henspa.com

 

Eggcartons.com

24 Holt Road

PO Box 302

Manchaug, MA 01526-0302

888-852-5340

(Containers for selling and marketing eggs)

 

Eglu

86-OMELET-USA

www.omlet.us/homepage/homepage.php

(Home of the Eglu housing unit)

 

Heartland Hatchery

RR1, Box 177A

Amsterdam, MO 64723

660-267-3679

www.heartlandhatchery.com

 

Hoover’s Hatchery

Rudd, IA

800-247-7014

www.hoovershatchery.com/

 

Kemp’s Koops

3560 West 18th Ave.

Eugene, OR 97402

888-901-2473

www.poultrysupply.com

(Incubator, brooding, and hatching supplier)

 

Meyer Hatchery

626 State Route 89

Polk, OH 44866

888-568-9755

www.meyerhatchery.com

 

My Pet Chicken

501 Westport Ave #311

Norwalk, CT 06851

888-460-1529

http://www.mypetchicken.com

 

Nasco Farm & Ranch

901 Janesville Avenue

P.O. Box 901

Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-0901

800-558-9595

www.enasco.com

 

Privett Hatchery

PO Box 176 Portales, NM 88130

877-PRIVETT 

www.privetthatchery.com

 

Sand Hill Preservation Center

1878  230th Street


Calamus, Iowa  52729

563-246-2299

www.sandhillpreservation.com

(Endangered and heirloom breed purveyors)

 

Welp, Inc.

PO BOX 77

Bancroft, Iowa 50517

800-458-4473

www.welphatchery.com|