All About Kentucky Poultry

Looking for some fun ways to celebrate our Kentucky chicken and turkey farmers who provide us poultry and eggs? We have several ways for you to learn about Kentucky’s top agricultural commodity:

READ

Kentucky Poultry Facts

Poultry Ranks High Among Kentucky Commodities and Exports - Article with Comprehension Questions

Recommended Books about Chicks and Chickens - American Agriculture Foundation
To see all recommended books about poultry and eggs, adjust the Topic drop down menu.

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WATCH

Kentucky kid Kylie visits Hayden Farms in Daviess County (near Owensboro) to learn how they raise chickens for grocery stores. Hayden Farms is the first chic...

As part of our virtual field trip series, Eden visits two poultry farms in Kentucky. One raises turkeys, eggs, and chickens for local customers, and another ...

Kentucky Farms Feed Me Poultry Lessons

Baby chicks arrive at the farm within 24 hours of hatching. See what their first days on the farm are like - from learning to find food and water, to measure...

Eggs 101 Teacher’s Guide

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PLAY

Egg Relay Race - Younger students will love learning about the needs of chickens and what they provide in return while playing this fun game.

This game is part of our Feeding Kentucky: A STEM Adventure

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CREATE

Chicken Traits - Drawing Activity - Chickens come in many shapes and sizes, with different color feathers, length of feathers, combs, etc. With a roll of a dice, students are given chicken anatomy traits that will allow them to create hundreds of different chickens. How many different chickens can your class create?

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COOK

Incredible Egg Cooking School

Simple and Easy Recipes from The Incredible Egg

ChickenRoost - Chicken Recipes

EatTurkey.org - Turkey Recipes

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MORE LEARNING

Turkey Math - This color by number is available in several formats depending on your student’s level: count, add/subtract 0-2, or multiply to color the Thanksgiving turkey.

Hatching Classroom Projects - A guide for Grades 2-5 from National 4-H. If you are looking for assistance to hatch eggs in your classroom, contact your county Cooperative Extension Office. County Kentucky Farm Bureau boards may also be willing to help.

Egg Anatomy Printable - Students can cut out the egg, label the parts and then fold it to create an egg anatomy model. The parts of the egg are labeled for you below right.

High School Poultry Curriculum - Developed by Dr. Jacquie Jacob from the University of Kentucky and sponsored by the Kentucky Poultry Federation. This link will take you to our Google Drive so you may download the different moduals.