Links and Resources

WEBSITES

Keep on top of Red Deer's CLUCK scene, ask questions and get to know some of the faces and names by visiting and joining our Facebook Group.

A fabulous place to start poking around and learning about back yard hens is at Back Yard Chickens.com. They have information on breeds (productivity, appearance, personality, &c), choosing a coop, building your own coop, nutrition, pests & diseases and so much more. There are also forums on many topics. 

My Pet Chicken has a Breed Selector Tool that can help you decide what type of chicken would best suit your needs as a coop-keeper. Things to keep in mind: expected egg production, friendliness (temperament), confinement (will your girls range or stay in a run or a coop), size (bantam vs large breed), broodiness, the list goes on!

Fresh Eggs Daily is a blog full of tips and facts about keeping chickens.
BOOKS

Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens -I have this book and it.is.fantastic. It's a bit more than I think the average Urban Chicken-Keeper is going to need (with info on breeding and showing), but it is considered the authority on chicken-keeping. It has great information about breeds (though it didn't answer ALL of my questions) and building a coop.