More people are raising chickens, ducks, guinea fowl, turkeys, and other domestic birds. People keep domestic birds for fresh eggs or meat), companionship, hobby, exhibition, and education. Owning poultry can be rewarding and fun if everyone practices good disease prevention.
Public Health Veterinarian Beth Lipton works at the Department of Health and owns a small flock of 7 hens. We visited Dr. Beth Lipton?s chicken coop to learn more about safely raising backyard poultry.
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