Selecting Chickens for Home Use

Along with gardening, raising poultry at home is increasing in popularity. If you are interested in raising poultry for eggs or meat production, please first check to make sure having chickens at home is legal in your area.

If the practice is allowed in your location, UC ANR’s Selecting Chickens for Home Use publication is a great place to start.

Topics include:

• Stock for egg production
• Stock for meat production
• Stock for exhibition
• Buying your chickens
• Hatching your own chicks
• Replacing your stock

Additional information can be found at the UC Davis Avian Science website.

UC ANR has resources to help residents raise poultry at home.