Show Poultry Handbook by Tintinara Area School
Show Poultry Handbook
As part of the 2008 WPSA Schools Poultry Education Competition, the Year 6 & 7 classes of the Tintinara Area School in South Australia developed and published their own report (Show Poultry Handbook) on how the students came to learn about and implement show poultry practices.
Background
The WPSA Schools Poultry Education Competition, with the support of interstate agricultural teachers and schools, successfully helped develop student skills in team building, report writing, experimental design and statistics. Apart from teaching students important skills and information regarding poultry production and the Australian poultry industry, the competition also provided an opportunity for students to meet poultry industry members and academics, providing a unique mechanism for transferring information through to the community.
Tintinara Area School: Show Poultry Handbook
Carolyn Johnson (Ed), 2009.
- Background Information
- Relevance to Poultry Industry
- Equipment Needed to Show Poultry
- Housing and Cages
- Litter and Bedding
- Feed and Water
- Cleaning and Hygiene
- Diseases
- Holding and Restraining Technique
- Relationship, Bonding and Behaviour
- Training
- Poultry Washing
- Preparing of Chooks for Exhibition
- Show Entries and Classes
- Transport
- Bibliography and Contacts
- Appendix (Student questionnaire) See below.
Contact
Carolyn Johnson, Agricultural Teacher, Tintinara Area School
Ph: 08 8757 2120
Email: info@tas.sa.edu.au
Appendix
Years 6/7 Poultry Survey Tintinara Area School
1.Did you enjoy working with the show poultry?
2.What skills did you learn from working with the show poultry?
3.What highlights did you have while working the poultry?
4.Is there anything you did not enjoy doing while working with the poultry?
5.Did you have any memorable moments while working with the poultry?
6.Is there anything that could be improved or changed to make working with the poultry more enjoyable?
7.Are there any other benefits that you can think of from working with the poultry?
8.Any other comments:
The Poultry Hub Australia profoundly acknowledges and respects that its foundations, both people and facilities, are established on land rich in the history and traditions of the world’s oldest living culture. PHA values and respects Indigenous knowledge, understanding its importance in our shared history. We acknowledge the strength, resilience, and contributions of the Aboriginal community, we pay our tributes to the Aboriginal Elders – those who guided us in the past, those who lead us today, and those who will enlighten our paths in the future.