Considerations for Your Chicken Coop During Cooler Weather

Considerations for Your Chicken Coop During Cooler Weather

While it has been unseasonably hot this fall, it is finally starting to cool off! While most livestock prefer the cooler weather, our feather friends need special considerations during the colder season. Fortunately, with a few easy steps, keeping your chickens...
Alabama Backyard Poultry Conference – March 15-16

Alabama Backyard Poultry Conference – March 15-16

  Riding on the wings of a successful first year, the Cooptastic Conference is back for year two. The conference — designed for backyard poultry owners — will take place March 15 and 16 at the Alabama 4-H Center in Columbiana, Alabama. Brigid McCrea, Alabama...
Livestock Antibiotics Now Require a Veterinarian Prescription

Livestock Antibiotics Now Require a Veterinarian Prescription

  Just in case you have not heard already, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has implemented changes to how antimicrobials (antibiotics) will be sold for livestock production starting June 11th, 2023 through the Guidance for Industry (GFI) #263.  None of the...
Protecting Your Poultry Flock From Bird Flu

Protecting Your Poultry Flock From Bird Flu

  Samantha Wisely & Bridget Baker, UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation   Bird flu or avian influenza is a virus that circulates among wild birds around the world. Often when the virus comes into contact with domestic birds, like...