Raising Meat Chickens For Almost Free
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
- Better late than never - Butchering day is only a few short days away! Today we share our composting chicken system and how it can be the way to raising meat chickens for free!
In this video, we look to solve the biggest challenge to anyone who has ever kept livestock: Feed Cost!
We provide a quick and simplified overview of our composting chicken system and discuss how based on your given situation and availability of materials, this system can produce high quality meat chickens for absolutely free or very close to it.
While this system is very effective for a small to medium run of chickens, it is important to consider the material input if you raise a larger quantity of chickens. Either way we think it is a great option whether you are a first timer at raising meat chickens or if you're experienced in other methods.
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Have you thought about growing some corn+other high nutrient feed on your property in an attempt to reduce costs?
Great question - I think about that almost everyday! More so for our pigs because they are consuming ~40 lbs of feed per day at this point. Could definitely be done if you have a way to do it. But honestly if you’re only going to raise chickens for one household for a year it’s probably not worth it and easier to use a system like this.
I will typically throw in a bunch of extra plants in our garden with the intention of using as supplemental feed as well. Amaranth, greens, squash, etc. Chickens eat almost anything
Do you move your chickens. Do they stay in the same compost pile for 8 weeks? Could you use horse poop, leaves, used goat bedding etc?
We don’t move them when raising in this system. The compost pile is the same but forever changing for however long you keep them in there. They will scratch and turn the pile constantly. Key is to continue adding material so they have enough nutrients. Everything you mentioned will work great. Just make sure you try to balance it out a little with your greens and browns as always with compost.
Great question! Hope that helps
Thank you. I am excited to try this!!!
Nice sharing, love to see your chicken enjoying the natural environment, they are in good health.
Appreciate it!
Can't wait to try this! Just found your channel! The first time we raised meat birds the feed bill was...surprising 😂
Awesome! Let us know how it all goes for you
Hey. I'm new here. 1st video I watched. Just came up. So I clicked on it. Of course I liked and subscribed as well!! I just wanted to let you know I had my volume all the way up and you were a bit quiet!! So maybe a mic. Will help!! No hate just a little advice from a viewer. Keep up the good work. Oh and congrats on 500 subs. You got this!
I really appreciate your feedback and of course you following along! Curious as to what device you are listening from - assuming a phone? Either way great advice and I thank you for it.
Good idea!
OMG you have over 500 subscribers now! Im proud to be one of the first 50! btw where is the complete story of the baby lamb?
Thanks for sharing - first comment that popped up this morning. Great way to start the day. I appreciate you sticking around!
The sheep stories are from mid august. I did two: Our Most Successful Sheep Story Yet and Our Saddest Sheep Story Yet. Hoping we have some more lambs coming in the not so distant future
@@EvergreenFarm19 im afraid im looking for the saddest lamb story 🥹
Hoping that’s our last one of those! But unfortunately some loss is a reality of the farm
I want to spread the giant ragweed to my backyard for the birds where I want the paddocks. High protein seeds and they love it
Double edged sword that ragweed is. Can be nasty in a pasture. Even sheep don’t really eat it
I guess it is local rules here in Norway? Hehe
Haha that may explain it
Don’t you need a roof in the chicken pen? Because of bird flu?
No concerns of bird flu here. Chickens have been raised in open air forever.
Technically you don’t need a true coop style roof but we do have the chickshaw tied into the system for some added shelter. A tarp works fine if it keeps them dry. Most chicken tractors are designed with only a tarp or similar cover.
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