Backyard Poultry and Upland Game Bird Surveys

摘要

Over the past two years, Colorado State University has conducted three projects focused on characterizing backyard poultry and upland game bird populations. The Metropolitan Denver area was the focus of the first project. In order to determine the prevalence of backyard poultry flocks within this geographical area, single-family residences were randomly selected from census data in census block form. Residences were approached by a canvassing team from Colorado State University and residents were asked about poultry ownership. If the resident reported that poultry were present at the residence, a survey on general flock information was administered. Preliminary data shows that in the central Denver area, 1.64% of residents contacted owned a poultryflock while in the suburban areas at the periphery of the Denver area, 4.35% of residents contacted owned a poultry flock. Poultry flock sizes ranged from 1-130 birds, with most flocks consisting of 20 birds or less. Species represented included chickens, turkeys, upland game birds, waterfowl, peafowl and pigeons.