Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Poultry can be an ideal 4-H project.
For all the reasons one chooses to become a backyard raiser, one principle holds true.
Anyone — producer or consumer — who knows the origin of his or her food can't help
feeling confident and relaxed about this choice.
4-H: A GREAT WAY TO START
Raising poultry is a wonderful undertaking for a beginning 4-Her considering a live-
stock project. Many who raise poultry have their first experience as a young 4-H
member needing a simple animal project that doesn't require large livestock trailers
or other major equipment. In fact, poultry raising is among the least expensive of the
livestock projects.
Types of 4-H poultry projects vary from area to area, but all of them allow begin-
ners to get their competitive poultry-raising feet wet. Competitive learning experien-
ces, these exhibition projects not only help newcomers to see the practical reasons
for raising poultry, but also give them a chance to experience various aspects of the
poultry-raising life. They learn about record keeping and start to notice advantages
and disadvantages, struggles and rewards of raising each type of poultry.
For some, the 4-H project continues on into adulthood when the one time 4-H
member finds him- or herself entering and competing in the large professional
poultry shows.
