Scavenging Chickens Training Handbook
Scavenging Chickens Training Handbook
Contents
Background
- What will you learn from the course?
- Why poultry are very important for you and your family
Housing
- What kind of a house should I build?
- Where should I build my poultry house?
- What size will my house be and what materials should I use?
Furnishing the House
Breeding and Incubation
- Should I have a breeding program?
- Candling eggs
- What will I do with my broody hen if she has no eggs to incubate?
Rearing Chicks
- Feeding chicks
- Is there another system of raising my chickens?
- What will I do with my chickens?
- What will I do with my extra eggs that I will now have?
Feeds and Feeding
Health
Scenario (Situation)
- The Status Quo (current situation)
- Scenario 2
- Scenario 3
- Where do I go from here?
- Confinement
- Small Scale Layer or Broiler House
- Local feedstuffs
The Poultry Hub Australia profoundly acknowledges and respects that its foundations, both people and facilities, are established on land rich in the history and traditions of the world’s oldest living culture. PHA values and respects Indigenous knowledge, understanding its importance in our shared history. We acknowledge the strength, resilience, and contributions of the Aboriginal community, we pay our tributes to the Aboriginal Elders – those who guided us in the past, those who lead us today, and those who will enlighten our paths in the future.