UConn Poultry
Farm/Poultry Resource Unit
Who we are
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This state-of- the-art facility reflects the high-tech operations that are the current industry standard and includes poultry housing as well as a hatchery. Together, the original structures and the new Poultry Resource Unit provide insight into the evolution of breeder poultry husbandry through the various penning, feed and water systems in use at the farm.
Contact Information
Dr. Michael J. Darre Poultry Extension Specialist
Phone: 860-486-1008
Email: michael.darre@uconn.edu
John Wheeler Farm Manager
Phone: 860-486-2039
Email: john.wheeler@uconn.edu
Karen Mor้ Research Assistant
Phone: 860-486-2427
Email: karen.more@uconn.edu
Hours of Operation
Open seven days a week, including holidays, 7 am 12 noon and 1 pm 3 pm.
Services
/ Products available
Standard White Leghorn fertile eggs are available all year @ $9/dozen or 80ข per egg. Shipping and handling is an additional $8 and requires a customer to obtain a FedEx account number. Call to arrange pick up or shipping with farm staff.
We maintain lines of both Bantam and Standard breeds. Bantam types include Buff Cochin, Old English and Black Belgium. Standard types include Araucana and White Leghorn. In addition to fertile eggs from these breeds we occasionally sell young replacement stock as well as older laying hens. Call for availability and pricing information. Please keep in mind that specialty egg requests may require some lead time depending on order size.
We can do small batches of custom hatching. For example, we have provided 10 & 14 day embryos to researchers, hatched show birds for the Poultry Club and created custom crosses. Call for information and arrangements.
Our incubators run year round for research or custom hatching.
Eating eggs from our flocks can be found at the UCONN Dairy Bar. Stop by and pick up some farm fresh eggs for your table!
Farm
Personnel
John Wheeler Farm Manager
Karen Mor้ Research Assistant
Lisa Nowak Agricultural Worker
Links
Looking for mutant poultry? Try our UCONN Poultry Resource Unit.
www.canr.uconn.edu/ansci/poultry/website.htm
Do you have questions about disease in poultry? Try the Pathobiology department website.
www.canr.uconn.edu/patho/index.html
Our resident poultry disease expert, Dr. Mazhar Khan, has a website as well.
www.canr.uconn.edu/patho/indemaz.html