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About the Course

This course explains the general principles of chicken behaviour and welfare, and the behavioural and physiological indicators that can be used to assess welfare in chickens kept in hobby flocks through to commercial farms. The focus is primarily on laying hens and meat chickens (broilers) although many of the principles are relevant to other types of poultry. The course is likely to be of interest to people who own chickens as pets or keep a small hobby flock, commercial egg and chicken meat producers, veterinarians and vet nurses. Learning Objectives: at the end of this course, you will be able to - - Describe avian sensory perception and motivation - Explain the main behaviour patterns of poultry - Define welfare and explain the bases of welfare standards - Assess chicken welfare, using behavioural and physiological means - Understand common welfare problems of chickens This course is taught by staff from Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), University of Glasgow, and St David's Poultry Team. © University of Edinburgh and Scotland's Rural College 2016 CC BY Learners can apply for Financial Aid directly with Coursera to assist with the cost of accessing the full course and gaining a certificate for successfully completing the course....

Top reviews

KS

Oct 24, 2023

this is a great course for a beginner or an experienced chicken raiser or someone like me that has been out of it for Military service and trying to return to t raising birds.

AS

Jun 8, 2016

I found this course to be very informative for those who are beginning to learn about chickens or would like to expand their knowledge to improve conditions for their backyard flock.

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By Amir E A

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Aug 20, 2025

Very good

By Claire C

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Jan 18, 2017

nice teacher but the course is too succint.

Each lecture is very short and theoritical with little visual content. the course could/should be more detailed and a section of the course should relate to backyard chicken farming as well. i wish there also had been a section on how to recognise different illnesses in chickens and demonstration on how to humanely kill a chicken for example.

I enjoyed the course for what it was but i wish it had been taught with far more depth and breadth

By Jade g

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Dec 25, 2024

Basic course on chicken husbandry. Videos went by very slow. Speeding up to 1.25 or 1.5x is needed for standard talking speed.

By Christine Y

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Jun 22, 2020

I'm a backyard chicken flock owner in the US, much of this was not useful to me.

By adeleke s

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Sep 21, 2020

Is not ok at all, because I can't attempt my quiz

By Theresa F

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Oct 11, 2018

worth the work and time

By Andrew d

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Aug 16, 2018

I toke this course because I have some back-yard hens and wanted to learn more about hens. I didn't learned a lot from this course. There was a lot about killing chickens in this course.

By Muhamad H

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Dec 20, 2023

This course currently left out from being into their animal specialization. Technical issue i guess but contents is just fine. Just need to readd it into the specialization.

By ZAEEM A S

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Sep 29, 2023

need many improvements