If you are thinking of applying to have backyard hens in Edmonton, see the City's website for bylaw requirements.
Below are some of our favourite resources:

General Hen-Keeping Resources

​Backyardchickens.com Learning Centre
World Poultry "Health Tool"
Poultry DVM
Keeping Chickens Newsletter
​Backyard Poultry Magazine
The Chicken Chick
University of Missouri Small Flock Series
NC State University Poultry Extension
University of Maryland Raising Your Home Chicken Flock
The Happy Chicken Coop
​UGA Extension
Cluckin
Barnevelders.net list of poultry words and terms
CFIA on preventing and detecting disease

​Local Hen-Keeping and Food Security Resources

Alberta Farm Animal Care videos
Locally-made videos by Jo Ann Chew
Edmonton Permaculture Guild
​Sustainable Food Edmonton
The Local Good
The Urban Farmer
​CLUCK Red Deer
​University of Alberta's Heritage Breeds Program

Alberta Farm Animal Care Manual

Local resources and veterinarians

Alberta Agriculture guide: Raising Chickens In Alberta

Local coop tour videos