tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post4036935026605640040..comments2024-02-27T15:19:59.496-08:00Comments on Backyard Farming: Broilers at 6 WeeksMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04169799115572882024noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-66603003333142850032009-05-11T10:08:00.000-07:002009-05-11T10:08:00.000-07:00Very well planned. Size of the pen - to the yard ...Very well planned. Size of the pen - to the yard - to the number of days - to the number of chickens, with a positive impact on the lawn.. I'm extremely impressed with the depth of this entire concept!<br /><br />Mike F.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17887848267464911858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-43771989395292528442009-05-11T09:46:00.000-07:002009-05-11T09:46:00.000-07:00The impact on the grass is very positive. The chic...The impact on the grass is very positive. The chicken litter has all three macro nutrients that grass needs - nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. It also has micro nutrients grass needs. The chickens leave behind a layer of this "fertilizer." After a rain or irrigation washes the fertilizer in, lush green squares of grass show where the pasture pen was a couple of weeks before.Dale Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806698744292076677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-60974141904677816432009-05-11T09:11:00.000-07:002009-05-11T09:11:00.000-07:00Hi,
I was wondering what the impact to the grass ...Hi,<br /><br />I was wondering what the impact to the grass is?<br /><br />Positive, Neutral or Negative.<br /><br />Thanks.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17887848267464911858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-15720779551468847252009-05-04T05:30:00.000-07:002009-05-04T05:30:00.000-07:00Here is the process of moving the pen. We disconne...Here is the process of moving the pen. We disconnect the water bucket and set it aside. We remove the feed bucket. Two people move the pen, one on each end. We pick up the pen a couple of inches and slowly move it 8 feet to new grass. The chickens are getting use to walking with the pen although there are always a couple that we have to shoo to keep moving. After moving the pen we put the feed bucket back in and fill it. We hook up the water bucket and fill it. One person can move the pen by picking up the lead end and dragging it but you have to be more careful not to pin a chicken under the trailing end. Some people with these types of pens devise a dolly or wheels to make it easier to move by one person. But in addition to raising chickens, we are raising children and we want to work with them so two of us move the pen. We are moving it twice a day - in the morning and at night so the chickens can spend more time on fresh grass. <br /><br />I will do a video of a move.Dale Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806698744292076677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-81451543553677690262009-05-03T20:12:00.000-07:002009-05-03T20:12:00.000-07:00Will you keep the chickens inside the coop when yo...Will you keep the chickens inside the coop when you move it down pasture? I'd love to see a how-to video of that!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05797292314469427280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-88986228075021276242009-05-03T16:25:00.000-07:002009-05-03T16:25:00.000-07:00We started with 50 chicks. Seven have died. So tha...We started with 50 chicks. Seven have died. So that is fairly high mortality. In the commercial broiler industry, they lose 1-2%. So that is why I am not opposed to commercial farms for broilers. Their chickens seem to do better than mine even though they are the same breed.Dale Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806698744292076677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-32611575650762383572009-05-03T14:39:00.000-07:002009-05-03T14:39:00.000-07:00Very interesting Dale. How many do you have left f...Very interesting Dale. How many do you have left from what you started with?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923385601755527594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-11147535413508409692009-05-03T14:28:00.000-07:002009-05-03T14:28:00.000-07:00They look like they are having fun. Little do they...They look like they are having fun. Little do they know...;)ChristyACBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396628757148282551noreply@blogger.com