When people think about disaster preparedness, they usually think about human evacuation plans, companion animals, and emergency supplies inside the home. But for many families, preparedness also extends into the backyard—where chickens provide food security, companionship, and daily rhythms of care.
Backyard flock preparedness is a favorite topic within the World Congress on Planetary Health series - from social and health wellbeing to public (human) health intersections, the health of ‘backyard flocks’ and the poultry that are in close proximity to human homes, spaces, and families.
If animals depend on us, they deserve a plan.
This community interview was recorded for the June 2025 World Congress event and continues to educate our community with each viewing. For more information and details, especially on product suggestions, see the full article on ChickenClucks here.
Preparedness Is Not Just for Disasters
Preparedness for chickens is not limited to rare catastrophic events. It includes being ready for:
sudden injuries or predator encounters
unexpected transport or confinement
feed or water disruptions
extreme weather events
evacuations where time and clarity are limited
Preparedness is about reducing uncertainty before it becomes urgent. By practicing with your animal family members (chickens or others!) you can reduce their (and your!) stress, and improve the likelihood of successfully evacuating in an actual disaster event.
Check out this video of a community member’s evacuation practice!
About ChickenClucks
Our chicken expert is an expert with a University degree in Animal Sciences and over a decade of experience in advising professional poultry farms and feed factories worldwide.
She is a backyard chicken keeper and not just the typical homesteader and blogger. Her advice and feed recipes have helped to raise millions, possibly even billions, of chickens worldwide.
Our community is thrilled to have the Clucker and Chief of ChickenClucks share expert guidance on backyard flock preparedness with our community - thank you!
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Community Evacuation Practice Days
Come practice with us! We host a community practice event during each of our events. These are opportunity to connect with like-minded animal guardians, emergency preparedness professionals, and community neighbors.
🧭 What’s Happening:
From anywhere in the world, participate in a coordinated community practice focused on safe, humane animal evacuation. There is no cost for this event.
During this practice window, you can:
Review and refine your family evacuation plan
Check and update your animal’s GoBag
Revisit gathering points and communication plans
Ask real-time questions of veterinarians and preparedness educators in our virtual meeting space
Live Support & Community Q&A
Throughout the practice window, our medical and training team will be available in a virtual consulting room to answer questions, review scenarios, or simply connect. Register to practice with us and receive the virtual (Zoom) login link.
Join with a specific concern—or just to say hello. Preparedness grows stronger when it is shared.
