Links

Chicken Sites

Urbanchickens.net ... all about keeping chickens in an urban setting.

Backyardpoultrymag.com ... dedicated to more and better small-flock poultry

Poultryone.com ... your personal guide to raising chickens and other types of poultry; over 100 articles plus a forum

BackyardChickens.com ... the ultimate chicken-lover site, with an excellent chatroom

American Buckeye Club ... dedicated to the preservation of the Buckeye chicken

Poultry Butchering Information

Homestead poultry butchering... step-by-step instructions and photos

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

How to butcher a chicken (the easy way)

Butchering Poultry...highly recommended.

Quick Guide to Skinning Chickens... excellent photos

Self-Reliant Lifestyle

Downthelane.net ... a personal experience about a shift to a simpler, frugal, and self-reliant liftstyle

BacktoBasicLiving.com ... a blog dedicated to getting back to basic living

CountrySideMag.com ... the magazine of modern homesteading

Gardening

GardenPlotter.com ... garden planning and information. Cool space planner and personalized planting schedule.

Farming

EliteFarmer.com ... links and articles about crops, livestock, breeders societies and associations, colleges, agricultural machinery manufacturers, auction markets, newspapers - anything related to farming on the web

Other Cool Stuff

TheFeatheredEgg.com ... uncommon feathers, blown eggs, and cut & hinged eggs. Great for crafts.

BareMarketSoaps.com ... handmade soaps and bath products of all kinds. Crocheted names too!

U.S. Standards, Grades, and Weight Classes for Shell Eggs (USDA regs)

Egg Quality, by the Univ. of Florida Extension Service

USDA Animal Import/Export Regulations, by state

Find books on chickens and coop building
at the Country Chickens Store.

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