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POULTRY PRODUCTION IN KENTUCY
Poultry includes many domesticated birds that can be raised for food
Chickens for meat and eggs
Turkeys for meat
Ducks for meat and eggs
Geese for meat
Guinea fowl for meat and eggs
Japanese quail for meat and eggs
Bobwhite quail for meat
Pigeons for meat
Pheasants for meat
Red Jungle Fowl
Meat chicken
(Broiler) Egg producer
(Layer)
Purebreds
(For show)Dual purpose
FAST-GROWING STRAINS
4-8 weeks
FAST-GROWING STRAINS
CORNISH
36 days
FRYER
42 days
ROASTER
56 days
SLOW-GROWING STRAINS
12-14
weeks
BROILER MALE
7 weeks of age
RED RANGER
MALE
14 weeks of age
DUAL PURPOSE BREEDS
• Rhode Island Red
• Plymouth Rock
Up to 20 weeks
CORNISH VERSUS RHODE ISLAND RED
CORNISHRHODE
ISLAND RED
MEAT
Commercial Cornish
Ready in 6-8 weeks
Large breast
Good feed conversion
Red rangers
Ready in about 12 weeks
Smaller breast
Not as good a feed conversion
Some consider more flavorful
DELAWARE
Red Jungle Fowl
Meat chicken
(Broiler) Egg producer
(Layer)
Purebreds
(For show)Dual purpose
EGG PRODUCTION
Options:
Commercial egg-laying strains
Brown eggshells
White eggshells
EGG PRODUCTION
Options:
Commercial egg-laying strains
Brown eggshells
White eggshells
Sex-link crosses
VENT SEXING
SEX-LINKED CROSSES
SEX-LINKED CROSSES
BLACK SEX-LINKS
RED SEX-LINKS
Red Jungle Fowl
Meat chicken
(Broiler) Egg producer
(Layer)
Purebreds
(For show)Dual purpose
EGG PRODUCTION
Options:
Commercial egg-laying strains
Brown eggshells
White eggshells
Sex-link crosses
Dual purpose breeds
EGG PRODUCTION
Options:
Commercial egg-laying strains
Brown eggshells
White eggshells
Sex-link crosses
Dual purpose breeds
Specialty breeds
MARANDark brown
ARAUCANABlue
AMERAUCANALight blue, green, or pink
POULTRY PRODUCTION IN KENTUCY
Poultry includes many domesticated birds that can be raised for food
Chickens for meat and eggs
Turkeys for meat
Ducks for meat and eggs
Geese for meat
Guinea fowl for meat and eggs
Japanese quail for meat and eggs
Bobwhite quail for meat
Pigeons for meat
Pheasants for meat
RESOURCES:
www.smallflocks.com
http://poultry.extension.org
www.facebook.com/poultryextension