Organic Principles and Practices Handbook
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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