Poultry Keeping Merit Badge History

Earned through 1975159,593

Best year19446,621 earned

Earned by Year

First earned in 1914. Peak year 1944 with 6,621. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

191494 earned#34 of 58

191568 earned#35 of 58

191689 earned#33 of 56

1917173 earned#30 of 58

1918179 earned#32 of 58

1919455 earned#34 of 59

1920448 earned#29 of 59

1921965 earned#27 of 61

19221,417 earned#27 of 61

19231,484 earned#25 of 63

19241,416 earned#26 of 64

19252,177 earned#25 of 64

19262,616 earned#27 of 65

19273,158 earned#30 of 68

19286,018 earned#27 of 88

19294,030 earned#31 of 89

19303,970 earned#33 of 92

19313,995 earned#37 of 96

19323,500 earned#37 of 98

19333,448 earned#39 of 101

19342,853 earned#43 of 101

19352,813 earned#48 of 101

19362,462 earned#46 of 101

19371,867 earned#57 of 102

19383,020 earned#45 of 105

19393,436 earned#48 of 106

19403,232 earned#48 of 106

19413,034 earned#44 of 106

19422,895 earned#44 of 110

19434,875 earned#32 of 112

19446,621 earned#29 of 111

19456,267 earned#31 of 111

19464,591 earned#33 of 111

19473,445 earned#40 of 111

19483,104 earned#42 of 111

19493,374 earned#44 of 111

19504,035 earned#45 of 111

19514,001 earned#49 of 111

19523,934 earned#53 of 120

19533,498 earned#51 of 105

19543,744 earned#53 of 103

19553,730 earned#55 of 100

19563,511 earned#56 of 100

19572,958 earned#63 of 100

19582,617 earned#69 of 101

19592,284 earned#71 of 101

19602,247 earned#75 of 100

19612,053 earned#79 of 101

19621,726 earned#84 of 101

19631,511 earned#90 of 102

19641,613 earned#89 of 107

19651,470 earned#91 of 109

19661,249 earned#97 of 110

19671,453 earned#97 of 112

19681,501 earned#91 of 112

19691,264 earned#103 of 113

19701,523 earned#98 of 113

19711,375 earned#99 of 113

19721,400 earned#110 of 124

19731,202 earned#106 of 122

19743,259 earned#97 of 121

19752,846 earned#102 of 128

"#102 of 128" means the badge was number 102 of the 128 merit badges earned that year. The total adds up only the years with a known count.

191494#34 of 58

191568#35 of 58

191689#33 of 56

1917173#30 of 58

1918179#32 of 58

1919455#34 of 59

1920448#29 of 59

1921965#27 of 61

19221,417#27 of 61

19231,484#25 of 63

19241,416#26 of 64

19252,177#25 of 64

19262,616#27 of 65

19273,158#30 of 68

19286,018#27 of 88

19294,030#31 of 89

19303,970#33 of 92

19313,995#37 of 96

19323,500#37 of 98

19333,448#39 of 101

19342,853#43 of 101

19352,813#48 of 101

19362,462#46 of 101

19371,867#57 of 102

19383,020#45 of 105

19393,436#48 of 106

19403,232#48 of 106

19413,034#44 of 106

19422,895#44 of 110

19434,875#32 of 112

19446,621#29 of 111

19456,267#31 of 111

19464,591#33 of 111

19473,445#40 of 111

19483,104#42 of 111

19493,374#44 of 111

19504,035#45 of 111

19514,001#49 of 111

19523,934#53 of 120

19533,498#51 of 105

19543,744#53 of 103

19553,730#55 of 100

19563,511#56 of 100

19572,958#63 of 100

19582,617#69 of 101

19592,284#71 of 101

19602,247#75 of 100

19612,053#79 of 101

19621,726#84 of 101

19631,511#90 of 102

19641,613#89 of 107

19651,470#91 of 109

19661,249#97 of 110

19671,453#97 of 112

19681,501#91 of 112

19691,264#103 of 113

19701,523#98 of 113

19711,375#99 of 113

19721,400#110 of 124

19731,202#106 of 122

19743,259#97 of 121

19752,846#102 of 128

Total of the known years through 1975:

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Poultry Keeping: workbook data

Printings (49)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Run	©	BSA #	HC	Notes
c	1920		1C					hb 20th edition reference
	1921	not made
	1922	not made
x	1923		2					15c Radio
x	1924		2
x	1925		3A
x	1926		3A
	1927		3A
	1928	not made
x	1929	December	3B
x	1930	August	3B
x	1931	June	3B
	1932	not made
x	1933	December	3B	1M
	1934	not made
x	1935	March	3B	1M
	1936	not made
x	1937	March	3B	1M
x	1938	June	3B	1M
	1939	not made
x	1940	January	3B	1M
x	1940	January	3D	1M
	1941	July	3B	1M
	1941	July	3D	1M
c	1942	August	3D	2M
x	1942	August	4	2M
	1943	not made
c	1944	April	4	2M
	1944	April	5A	2M
x	1945	February	5B-1	2M		3331
x	1945	December	5B-2	1M		3331
x	1946	April	5B	2M	1945	3331		hard to find
x	1947	October	5B	2M	1945	3331
	1948	not made
	1949	not made
x	1950	March	5B-3	1M	1945	3331
x	1951	July	5B	1M	1945	3331
	1951	October	5B	1M	1945	3331
x	1952	September	6A	2M	1945	3331
x	1953	October	6A	2M		3331	HCI
x	1954	November	6A	2M		3331
x	1955	July	6A	3M		3331
	1956	not made
x	1957	January	6B	3M	1957	3331
x	1958	April	6B	3M	1957	3331
	1959	not made
	1960	January	6B	2M	1957	3331
x	1960	September	6B	2M	1957	3331
	1961	not made
x	1962	March	6B	2M	1957	3331	HCJV2, HCP
x	1963	April	6B	2M	1957	3331
x	1964	April	6B	2M	1957	3331
x	1965	February	6B	2.5M	1957	3331	HCK, HCP
x	1966	August	7	2.2M	1957	3331
x	1967	October	7	2M	1957	3331
	1968	not made
x	1969	January	7	2M	1957	3331
c	1970	January	7	2M	1957	3331	HCL
x	1971	January	7	2M		3331
x	1971	October	7	2.5M		3331
c	1972	November	8	2.3M		3331
	1973	not made
x	1974	January	8	2.5M		3331
x	1974	May	8	2M		3331
	1975	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1914	94	34	58
1915	68	35	58
1916	89	33	56
1917	173	30	58
1918	179	32	58
1919	455	34	59
1920	448	29	59
1921	965	27	61
1922	1,417	27	61
1923	1,484	25	63
1924	1,416	26	64
1925	2,177	25	64
1926	2,616	27	65
1927	3,158	30	68
1928	6,018	27	88
1929	4,030	31	89
1930	3,970	33	92
1931	3,995	37	96
1932	3,500	37	98
1933	3,448	39	101
1934	2,853	43	101
1935	2,813	48	101
1936	2,462	46	101
1937	1,867	57	102
1938	3,020	45	105
1939	3,436	48	106
1940	3,232	48	106
1941	3,034	44	106
1942	2,895	44	110
1943	4,875	32	112
1944	6,621	29	111
1945	6,267	31	111
1946	4,591	33	111
1947	3,445	40	111
1948	3,104	42	111
1949	3,374	44	111
1950	4,035	45	111
1951	4,001	49	111
1952	3,934	53	120
1953	3,498	51	105
1954	3,744	53	103
1955	3,730	55	100
1956	3,511	56	100
1957	2,958	63	100
1958	2,617	69	101
1959	2,284	71	101
1960	2,247	75	100
1961	2,053	79	101
1962	1,726	84	101
1963	1,511	90	102
1964	1,613	89	107
1965	1,470	91	109
1966	1,249	97	110
1967	1,453	97	112
1968	1,501	91	112
1969	1,264	103	113
1970	1,523	98	113
1971	1,375	99	113
1972	1,400	110	124
1973	1,202	106	122
1974	3,259	97	121
1975	2,846	102	128