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Small and backyard poultry

Small and backyard poultry

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POULTRY BEHAVIOR

  • Normal behavior
    • Vocalization of chickens in small and backyard flocks
  • Behavioral problems:
    • Egg eating
    • Feather pecking and cannibalism
  • Behavior management:
    • Beak trimming
    • Trimming spurs on roosters
    • Toe trimming
    • Wing clipping
  • Interaction with other species
  • Sex reversal in chickens

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This work is supported in part by New Technologies for Agriculture Extension grant no. 2020-41595-30123 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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