| Here's a list of resources and links helpful in keeping chickens. Feel free to use the search box at right. |
Poultry Organizations and Clubs
Alabama Poultry and Egg Association
P.O. Box 240
Montgomery, AL 36101
334-265-2732
Alberta Turkey Producers
212 8711A-50 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6B 1E7
Canada
780-465-5755
American Association of Avian Pathologists
382 West Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-444-4282
American Association of Meat
Processors
P.O. Box 269
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
717-367-1168
American Farm Bureau Federation
225 Touhy Avenue
Park Ridge, IL 60068
847-685-8600
American Society of Agricultural
and Biological Engineers
2950 Niles Road
St. Joseph, MI 49085
616-429-0300
American Veterinary Medical Association
1931 N. Meacham Road, Suite 10
Schaumburg, IL 60173
847-925-8070
Animal Health Institute
1325 G Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-637-2440
Arkansas Poultry Federation
321 South Victory Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-375-8131
California Poultry Federation
3117A McHenry Avenue
Modesto, CA 95350
888-822-4004
Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.
RD 6, Box 47
Georgetown, DE 19947
302-856-9037
Florida Poultry Federation
4508 Oak Fair Blvd., Suite 290
Tampa, FL 33610
813-628-4551
International Foodservice Distributors Association
201 Park Washington Court
Falls Church, VA 22046
703-532-9400
Food Processing Suppliers Association
200 Daingerfield Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
800-331-8816
Food Safety Consortium
110 Agriculture Building
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
501-575-5647
Georgia Poultry Federation
P.O. Box 763
Gainesville, GA 30503
770-532-0473
Indiana State Poultry Association
Purdue University
1151 Lilly Hall, Room G117
West Lafayette, IN 47906
765-494-8517
Kansas Poultry Association
Kansas State University
Dept. of Animal Sciences
139 Call Hall
Manhattan, KS 66505
785-532-1201
Kentucky Poultry Federation
P.O. Box 21829
Lexington, KY 40522
606-266-8375
Louisiana Poultry Federation
214 Knapp Hall
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
225-388-2219
Midwest Poultry Federation
108 Marty Drive
Buffalo, MN 55313
763-682-2171
Mississippi Poultry Association
P.O. Box 13309
Jackson, MS 39236
601-355-0248
Missouri Poultry Federation
225 E. Capitol Avenue
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-761-5610
North American Meat Processors Association
1910 Association Drive, Suite 400
Reston, VA 20191
800-368-3043
National Association of State
Depts. of Agriculture
1015 15th Street NW, Suite 930
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-296-2622
National Chicken Council
1015 15th Street NW, Suite 930
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-296-2622
National Grocers Association
1825 Samuel Morse Drive
Reston, VA 20190
703-437-5300
National Poultry & Food Distributors Association
3150 Highway 34 East
Suite 209, PMB 187
Newnan, GA 30265
770-535-9901
National Renderers Association
801 N. Fairfax Street, Suite 205
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-683-0155
National Restaurant Association
1200 17th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
800-424-5156
National Turkey Federation
1225 New York Avenue NW, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-898-0100
Nebraska Poultry Industry
A103 Animal Science
University of Nebraska Lincoln
P.O. Box 830940
Lincoln, NE 68583-0940
402-472-2051
North Carolina Poultry Federation
4020 Barrett Drive, Suite 102
Raleigh, NC 27609
919-783-8218
Oklahoma Poultry Federation
P.O. Box 18938
Oklahoma City, OK 73154
405-229-5991
Pacific Egg & Poultry Association
1521 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-441-0801
Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute
4350 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22203
703-243-8555
Poultry Industry Council
483 Arkell Road
Guelph, Ontario N1H 6H8
Canada
519-837-0284
Poultry Science Association
1111 N. Dunlap Avenue
Savoy, IL 61874
217-356-5285
South Carolina Poultry Federation
1921 Pickens Street, #A
Columbia, SC 29201
803-779-4700
South Dakota Poultry Industries Association
Animal and Range Sciences Department
South Dakota State University
Box 2170
Brookings, SD 57007
605-688-5409
Texas Poultry Federation
595 Round Rock West Drive, #305
Round Rock, TX 78681
512-248-0600
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association
1530 Cooledge Road
Tucker, GA 30084
770-493-9401
United States Animal Health Association
P.O. Box 8805
St. Joseph, MO 64508
816-671-1144
Virginia Poultry Federation
333 Neff Ave # C
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
540-433-2451
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Poultry Hatcheries and Supplies
American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
Rare Breeds, Breeders, and Products Directory
P.O. Box 477
Pittsboro, NC 27312
919-542-5704
A nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation and promotion of breeds of livestock and poultry threatened with extinction. For those people serious about breed conservation, this is a great source of the top breeders of heritage poultry in the United States.
Eldon's Jerky & Sausage Supply
22 Main Street
Kooskia, ID 83539
800-352-9453
Okay, so they don't sell chicks or eggs, but they do have every kind of supply you can imagine necessary to make scrumptious chicken sausage.
Featherman Equipment Company
P.O. Box 62
Jamesport, MO 64648
660-684-6035
Everything you need to do butcher your own meat birds — the site also lists by state where you can rent Featherman equipment for the weekend.
Hall Brothers Hatchery
P.O. Box 1026
Norwich, CT 06360
860-886-2421
A small family hatchery where I bought my very first meat chickens. They tend to have hybrid varieties rather than the more obscure breeds.
Moyer's Chicks, Inc.
266 East Paletown Road
Quakertown, PA 18951
215-536-3155
Another great source for hybrid meat and laying chicks.
Murray McMurray Hatchery
191 Closz Drive
Webster City, IA 50595
800-456-3280
Touted as America's rare-breed hatchery, this is arguably the most well-known hatchery in the United States. It is also one of the more expensive hatcheries and really just a broker for a number of different breeders. The color catalog, complete with real pictures of the chicks for each breed, is a good place to begin, especially if you're not sure which breed you want to start with. Their service and quality are also impeccable.
Nasco Farm & Ranch
901 Janesville Avenue
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
800-558-9595
This supplier has everything from feed to sausage-making supplies.
Premier Fence Supply
P.O. Box 89
Washington, IA 52353
800-282-6631
They have electroplastic netting for poultry yards and fence chargers.
Reich Poultry Farms, Inc.
1625 River Road
Marietta, PA 17547
866-365-0367
This is one of my favorite hatcheries for hybrid meat and egg varieties. They supply large poultry barns with thousands of chicks at a time, but they know me by name when I call up to order my 150 Buff Silver meat birds. I have had great success with several of their hybrids on forage.
Sand Hill Preservation Center
1878 230th Street
Calamus, IA 52729
A small, family-run farm and company dedicated to the preservation of genetic
resources. Their poultry offerings are outstanding, and although you'll probably have to exercise delayed gratification before you get your birds (they do everything by mail, and there are usually long waiting lists for the rarer
breeds), you won't be disappointed.
Townline Hatchery
P.O. Box 108
Zeeland, MI 49464
616-772-6514
Fast-growing, traditional hybrid meat birds, hybrid laying hens, and turkeys. Very good stock for serious meat-producing potential.