Iowa State University Robert T. Hamilton Poultry Teaching & Research Farm At least six courses are taught annually at the farm.
The poultry unit is utilized for teaching and research activities with broilers, layers, turkeys, and other avian species. Three animal science faculty and a number of faculty from other departments in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Veterinary Medicine, and from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Animal Disease Center utilize the birds and farm facilities for their research.
01/25/2024
Mark your calendars! 📅 Join us for Animal Learning Day on March 23rd from 9am-1pm.
Our event is aimed at educating the public about animal agriculture. We will have animal exhibits, and educational activities as well as every Iowa commodity organization represented at our event. Stay tuned to the page as we will highlight what is to come!
01/04/2024
We said farewell to our former assistant manager in December as she took a role closer to home. That means the Poultry Farm is hiring for another member to add to our full-time staff!
https://isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/IowaStateJobs/jobs/details/Agricultural-Specialist-II---ISU-Poultry-Farm_R13731
11/28/2023
The farm was lucky enough to host and have management participate in the very first PAACO Layer Welfare Auditor training earlier this month. The PAACO, Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization, had been working on setting up this training for 5 years. This event had just over 20 participants from across the country joined together for a packed day of Layer Welfare auditing instructing and onsite visits. Dr. Larry Sadler, Matt Jones, and various PAACO representatives helped instruct the course. Thank you to the PAACO organization for letting us be apart of this event. Hopefully we will have enough interest to host this again!
11/14/2023
This is why both the Hamilton & Balloun facilities have gone into lock down during the 2022 & 2023 migratory seasons. This mitigates foot traffic in and out of the farms. Other biosecurity measures include using foot baths at entrances, showering in, and designated clothing and footwear, etc.
The impact of Avian Influenza has touched us all in some way. Dive into the stats: from March to April 2022, Iowa egg production took a dip from 1.04 billion to 853 million, and finally rose back up to 1.03 billion in October.
Iowa poultry and turkey farmers continue to be diligent in their biosecurity efforts. Migratory birds continue to increase the risk of farm flocks contracting this disease. The next time you're buying eggs, keep in mind their efforts and be thankful for the hard work of our farmers!
Iowa State University Poultry Farm
05/31/2023
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/animalscienceroundup
Don't forget to sign up or sign up your loved ones for this fun and educational experience! 🥳🐔
4-H Animal Science Roundup | Iowa State University Extension and Outreach 4-H Youth Development Iowa 4-H Contact Amy Powell [email protected] 515-294-3441 4-H Member Resources Accommodation Request Form Financial Aid June 27-29, 2023 Animal Science Roundup is a three-day immersive program for youth grades 8-12 that have an interest in one of the following areas: beef cattle, dairy cattle, d...
05/23/2023
The farm was happy to provide eggs for this course to look at exterior and interior egg quality! 🥚🍳
05/23/2023
The spring semester may have ended, but classes at the farm haven’t! Summers we have COE are busier for the farm than any other semester! 🥳🐔
05/18/2023
Are you in grades 8-12 (or have someone in your life in grades 8-12) who has interest in learning more about Animal Sciences here at Iowa State? 😯 This is a great opportunity! 😃 Being in 4-H or FFA is not a requirement! We hope to see you there! 🥳🐔🐷🐮🐶🐴🐑
🟩 2023 Animal Science Roundup 🟩
Animal Science Roundup is a three-day program for youth grades 8-12 that have an interest in one of the following areas: beef cattle, dairy cattle, dogs, horse, poultry, sheep, or swine. 🍀
Youth spend time on the Iowa State University research and teaching farms working with animals learning about health, nutrition, behavior, genetics, and reproduction.🍀
❗️Open to Youth in Grades 8th-12th
📆 June 27th-29th
📍 Iowa State University Campus
📌 Register by June 1 via 4HOnline
Register ➡️ https://v2.4honline.com/ #/user/sign-in
More Information ➡️ https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/animalscienceroundup
05/16/2023
The new Feedmill will be in operation before we know it!
05/15/2023
We would like to both congratulate and wish luck to these two ISU students and farm employees (Boston Gilpin & Valerie Rosales) as they start their Center of Excellence Scholarship and Internship program courses this week! 🥳👍🏼
05/08/2023
Yesterday, three of our student employees helped with the Pullorum Typhoid testing school, and also got certified to test themselves! 🥳 Great work Marlen, Alex, & Boston! 🐓