Poultry, pasture & homestead references

Use this Walker Supply Company reference library to explore poultry housing, feeding, pasture management and greenhouse planning. Each resource identifies its publisher so you can go directly to the original material.

USDA poultry industry manual

USDA APHIS Poultry Industry Manual — March 2013. A broad reference covering broilers, turkeys, egg production, gamebirds and backyard poultry, prepared for foreign animal disease planning. The manual is dated March 2013; check current agency guidance when using it for present-day decisions.

Download the Poultry Industry Manual from Walker Supply (PDF, 9.6 MB)

View the original USDA APHIS PDF

Pastured poultry: APPPA

• APPPA: pasture-raised and free-range systems — pasture access and movement in a poultry production system.

• APPPA: Guide to Feeding Grit — context for discussing grit types and flock requirements.

Feeding, housing & flock management

• Oregon State Extension: Feeding Pastured Poultry

• University of Wisconsin Extension: Producing Poultry on Pasture

• UConn Extension: Basic Management of Small Poultry Flocks

• Extension: Predator Management for Small and Backyard Poultry Flocks

Greenhouse planning

University of Georgia Extension: Greenhouses—Heating, Ventilation and Cooling

Put the information to work

Read Walker Supply’s pastured poultry nutrition guide, housing and pasture-management guide, or compare Alumi-Coop mobile chicken coops. Bring your flock details and equipment questions to Walker Supply Company or call 205-855-0728.