Humane and Healthy Poultry Production - A Manual for Organic Growers (Paperback, Revised and Updated ed.)

Part of the NOFA guides. Includes information on:

Organic poultry basics

Establishing the facilities (housing and equipment, choosing and using litter, outdoor access, brooding, grazing and pasturing)

Purchasing and brooding chicks

Organic feed and supplements

Poultry health care in the organic system

Management challenges (production and culling, spotted shells, yolk color)

Slaughter and Processing

Marketing

Production expectations and economic viability