Poultry (meat) - technical

A range of information is available from the Soil Association - some free, some for members only.

If you are thinking of establishing an organic flock, read our comprehensive free introductory guide: 

• Organic Poultry Production: an introductory guide [PDF, 525 KB] (free)

The following information is available to members only: 

• Mineral supplements
• Marketing information for organic farmers: meat, milk, eggs and grain
• Poultry information sheet 
• Registered organic abattoirs and butchers 
• Small scale on-farm poultry processing - slaughter and dressing 
• Sources of animal feed
• Getting your meat and eggs to market 
• Rearing organic poultry for meat (technical guide)
• Weed and scrub control on organic grassland (technical guide)
• Soil management on organic farms (technical guide)

To order any of the above please send your request - together with your name and membership/licensee number - to ff@soilassociation.org or call 0117 914 2400.

• Find out more about the benefits of producer membership

Other recommended reading (available from the Soil Association shop)

• Organic Farm Management Handbook 2009 by Nic Lampkin et al
  The essential organic business planning tool
• Soil Husbandry: A practical guide to the use and management of soils by Tom Batey 
  A practical guide to sustainable soil management
• Organic Grassland by John Newton
  Exploring the key elements of successful grassland management
• Organic Livestock Farming by David Younie and J Wilkinson
  A detailed guide on all aspects of livestock production
• The Living Soil by Lady Eve Balfour - the classic organic text

Price data 

• Latest livestock, dairy and egg price data

Other useful links 

• Source point-of-lay and day-old chicks from the Soil Association's organic marketplace
• Find out more about poultry health and welfare in organic farming
• Homoeopathy training courses for farmers: 'Homoeopathy at Wellie Level' (HAWL)