Pastured poultry Free range chicken

Pastured poultryFree range chicken

Pastured poultry vs. free range

Why pastured poultry?

Raising pastured poultry

Getting started

Getting your chicks

Getting your chicks

Brooding

Brooders

Brooder Electric Lamp Hover Brooder

Temperature

Temperature

Brooder set up

Waterers and feeders

First stage waterers

Brooder

When to move them out of the brooder?

Moving out

Pasture in “Pastured” Poultry

Pasture: what to plant?

Free range

Pasture: preserving quality

Sharing pasture

Seasonal or year around

Housing

Pastured poultry

There are many options to move and keep your birds

Changes in temperature

Feeders

Feeder options: make our own

Feed options: sources

Feed ration: other additions

Poultry Feed

Choice of feed types depends on the production system

Organic feed

Organic feed

Waterers

Waterers

Waterers

Layers

Layers

Safe egg handling

Safe egg handling

Safe egg handling

Safe egg handling

Wet cleaning of eggs

Wet cleaning of eggs

Wet cleaning of eggs

Wet cleaning of eggs

Safe egg handling

Safe egg handling

Safe egg handling

Egg candling

Egg candling

Designer eggs?

Designer eggs?

Turkeys

Ducks and geese

Fencing / Predator control

Predators

Predators

Electric fencing

Livestock Guardian dogs

Livestock guard dogs

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