Overview of Kentucky 4-H Poultry Projects

In the 4-H Poultry projects, participants will learn:

• how to identify breeds and select quality poultry animals;
• best practices for animal care and management;
• safe and ethical practices for animal welfare;
• showing skills;
• how to promote the use of poultry products and the poultry industry; and
• skills such as decision-making, getting along with others, self-responsibility, planning, and organizing, and improving your knowledge of general science and technology.

Safe handling of chicks (University of Kentucky)

Risk of human salmonella infections from live baby poultry (Center for Disease Control)

Additional materials are also available at different state extension websites.

• Leaders' guide on animal welfare for fairs and exhibitions (Ohio State University)
• Youth guide on animal welfare for fairs and exhibitions (Ohio State University)

Information on specific poultry projects

• How to pick your chicken breed (Chickens and More)
• Raising broilers and turkeys for competitions (University of Arkansas)
• 4-H Poultry Showmanship questions (University of Idaho)

YouTube.com videos:

• Fun with chickens - broiler showmanship (Louisiana State University)
• Handling broilers for showmanship (Louisiana State University)
• Fun with chickens - Exhibition showmanship (Louisiana State University)
• How to wash your chickens (poultrycrazy)
• Chicken showmanship demonstration (poultrycrazy)
• Poultry prep (Volusia County youngsters learn poultry presentation as they get ready to enter their birds in competition in the county fair)
• How to mail order chicks (Richard Dunne)
• Day-old baby chickens, mail order .... What to do when they arrive (Richard Dunne)