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Chicken in a field

For a variety of reasons, there is an increase in interest in keeping backyard poultry. Backyard flocks provide the opportunity for people in rural and urban areas alike to produce tasty eggs and meat for personal and family food security. You might want egg layers. You might want to raise meat birds for a harvest in your freezer. You might even have a youth interested in raising chickens for their 4-H or FFA project, as these lower maintenance livestock can be kept in a fraction of the space for a fraction of the cost when compared to other species. 

Whatever your reason for raising poultry, this course is designed to provide you with the knowledge and resources you will need to get your backyard flock off to a great start. 

What You'll Learn

  • Identify rules and regulations relevant to raising backyard poultry in their state, city, or municipality 
  • Source healthy birds to raise in their backyard 
  • Apply concepts of basic husbandry, nutrition, and housing to successfully raise backyard poultry.  
  • Explain how eggs are produced 
  • Practice safe handling of birds and eggs 
  • Recognize health-related abnormalities of poultry through physical examination 
  • Describe the roles of of veterinary care and biosecurity in maximizing poultry health 

What You'll Earn

  • A Backyard Poultry certificate of completion from Ohio State Extension.
  • Skills and credential that allow for keeping backyard poultry, which is required in most municipalities.  

Additional Information

At this time, this course is only offered in English.

Contact Us

For questions about the enrollment process, payment options, technology, or course records, please submit an inquiry and our Enrollment Support team will assist you within 24 hours during business days.

Submit an enrollment inquiry

For questions about course details contact Tim McDermott at mcdermott.15@osu.edu.

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