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• Anatomy of the Chicken Learning Resource - free interactive educational tool providing basic information on chicken anatomy for school students, university students and industry personnel.

• Family Poultry Training Course - includes the free Scavenging Chickens Training Handbook (Due late May 2009) which caters specifically to backyard/village production suitable for school-based poultry keeping.

• Show Poultry Handbook - free handbook developed by Year 6 & 7 students from Tintinara Area School (Sth Australia) for the 2008 WPSA Schools Poultry Education Competition.

• A Simple Guide to Managing Village Poultry in South Africa - free guide designed to increase the productivity of indigenous (local) chickens who are scavenging (finding their own food) and mostly caring for themselves, by introducing basic, simple approaches and very small inputs that will not be costly.

• General tips for small scale poultry production - tips on aspects of small scale or backyard poultry.

• It all starts with an Egg - (DVD/Video) Join the egg family on their journey from the farm to the dinner table. Learn all about where Australian eggs come from - meet the hens, their farmers, the little baby chicks and even the guard dog! Features free range, cage and barn systems.

• From Hatchery to Home - (DVD/Video) Australian schools now have access to an up-to-date resource offering a real insight into the chicken meat industry, supported with a full range of classroom support material.

• Eat this chicken: the truth about hormones and much more! - A fast-paced and funny presentation of some surprising facts about chicken.

• People - list of people connected with poultry production or research.

• Organisations - list of poultry-related organisations around the world.

• Poultry related websites

• References - list of poultry-related publications.

• Research - list of poultry-related research activities.

• Poultry videos

• The Story of Eggs - (Book) takes you onto Australian egg farms where you can discover how eggs are produced, processed and packaged.

• The Story of Chicken - (Book) takes children onto Australian meat chicken farms where they will discover how meat chickens are raised, chicken meat is processed and packaged, and how a wide range of chicken products are made available for them to enjoy every day.

• Poultry Agskills - (Book) a basic guide to some of the skills and practices of poultry production, including step-by-step instructions, diagrams and full-colour pictures.

• Building the Poultry Penthouse - (Book) a guide to building a poultry penthouse (housing 12-25 hens), including a materials list and step-by-step construction method.

• Keeping Chickens - An Australian Guide (book) is a comprehensive guide to keeping chickens in the backyard. The book provides information on choosing which breed is best for you, information on how to construct or purchase poultry housing, how to care for your chickens and a section on how to successfully breed chickens.

• Sustainable Village Chicken Keeping for Pacific Island Communities - (Book / CD / Web) Developed by Russell Parker, this training manual is now available in hardcopy, CD ROM and online through the nine Distance Learning Centres (DLC) of the Solomon Islands Schoolnet program.

• Resources - full list of poultry-related resources.

• The Chook Book provides an introduction to home flock management. It has been developed as a guide for the correct rearing and feeding of laying hens.