Farmers' Bulletin 2262: Small Poultry Flocks

Farmers' Bulletin 2262: Small Poultry Flocks was a USDA Farmers' Bulletin published in 1977. It provides instructions for keeping a small flock of chickens.<ref>Farmers' Bulletin 2262: Small Poultry Flocks

Foreword: p. 3
Laws: p. 3
Flock Size: p. 3
Starting a Layer Flock: p. 3
- Pullets: p. 3
- Second-Year Layers: p. 4
- Day-old Chicks: p. 4
- Hatching Chicks: p. 4
Combination Flock - Meat and Egg Production: p. 4
Incubators for Hatching Chicks: p. 5
Brooding Chicks: p. 5
- Brooders: p. 5
- Brooder Houses: p. 7
- Brooder House Management: p. 9
Outside Electric Brooder: p. 9
Artificial Lights: p. 9
Plans for Outdoor Electric Brooder: p. 10
Plans for 10' x 10' Brooder House: p. 13
Layer Houses: p. 15

Plans for 20' x 20' Layer House: p. 16

Layer House Equipment: p. 15
- Floor-type House: p. 15
- Cage Houses: p. 21
Litter in the Layer House: p. 21
Feed: p. 21
Egg Handling: p. 24
Culling: p. 24
Force Molting: p. 25
Cannibalism: p. 25
Debeaking: p. 25
Disease Prevention: p. 26
- Sanitation: p. 26
- Management Practices: p. 26
- Vaccination: p. 26
Parasite Control: p. 27
- External Parasites: p. 27
- Internal Parasites: p. 27
Fly Control: p. 27
Home Dressing of Poultry: p. 28
- Slaughter: p. 28
- Feather Removal: p. 28
- Evisceration: p. 28
- Packaging: p. 28
- Storage: p. 29
- Laws: p. 29

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