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Curriculum Resources for the Alaskan Environment
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Subject Areas:
agriculture, business, biology
Timeline: 12
weeks
Grade Levels:
4-12
Purpose: to provide a food
resource by employing simple farming
principles
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J. Bacon
Chicken
Farming
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 Activities
- Find a mink- and dog-proof shed or closet install
a light bulb.
- Order chickens and feed from a feed store:
the older the chickens, the less mortality
if you are interested in egg production, order
layers and roosters
if you are interested in the meat, order broilers.
- Maintain and harvest the chicken farm:
sell or distribute or eat the eggs; eat the
broilers after 12-18 weeks
in freezing weather, substitute snow for water,
if chickens get their feet wet, they
will freeze.
Resources
- a dry shed or closet, a light bulb, chicks, food
- University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Agriculture
and Land Resource Management, Agricultural Experimental Station
- Cooperative Extension Service
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Variation
- Substitute ducks, geese, turkeys,
or other exotic poultry. (Chickens are hardier and less
prone to disease.)
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