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Table 1. Minimum space requirements
Species (age) Requirements (f 2)
Layer type (pullets) 1.5
Layer type (adult) 2
Broiler type 2-3
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There has been a resurgence in home-
raised flocks, as small farms look for ways
to diversify and take advantage of new
marketing opportunities, as well as to
engage in a rural lifestyle.
SMALL FAR MS:RAISING ANIMALS —ENRICHING RURAL LIFE
Bilosecurity & heauh
Reguiations
No license is required to sell broilers/
roasters from your farm, provided fewer
than 1,000 birds are sold annually in this
manner.To sell more than 1,000 birds, to
sell wholesale, or to sell at farmers'
markets, contact the DATCP Food Safety
division at 608-224-4700.
Science—poultry page
www.uwex.edu/ces/animalscience/
poultry/index.cfm
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University of Wisconsin Center for
Integrated Agricultural Systems
wwui.ci: s.uiisc.edu
The Feather Site—poultry page
www.feathersite.com/Poultry/
BRKPoultryPage.htmI
American Poultry Association
www.amerpoultryassn.com
Texas A&M University Poultry Science
Virtual Library
gallus.tamu.edu/library/dother.htmi
Penn State Agriculture Alternatives
agalternatives.aers.psu.edu
Guide to Raising Healthy (hickens (A3858-1) 1-06-2008