Pasture raised meat birds, Part 2

This is the second in a series of videos of tips & tricks on how to grow & process meat birds – specifically chickens – Cornish Cross, Red Ranger, Freedom Ranger broilers, fryers, roasters (though the same ideas also apply to turkeys) – on your homestead.

Over the past 15 years, my friend Dave has raised thousands of meat birds on his family's homestead in Upper Valley, New Hampshire. The method we cover here will work for most locations that can sustain pasture, with some adjustments based on your local climate.

In this second video, Dave shows the type of lightweight chicken tractor that he uses, we discuss how many birds per tractor, how much pasture is needed, some tips on how to use electric poultry netting, stacking functions and mixing species on pasture, meat bird harvest age and season timing, an in-depth look at the design of this chicken tractor, and a discussion about how this method is scalable, and what hatcheries we use.

If you have any questions at all, please comment below.

0:22 Intro
0:58 Chicken tractor design
3:34 How many birds per tractor?
4:06 How much pasture is needed?
5:07 Electric poultry netting
7:43 Mixing species on pasture (stacking functions)
8:58 Meat bird harvest age, and growing season timing
10:25 Chicken tractor design / build
13:24 Scalable method / hatchery info

FarmTek grab-bag tarps:
https://www.farmtek.com/farm/supplies/prod1;ft_hay_feed_storage-ft_hay_tarps;pgCLTARP10X10TG_CLTARP12X12TG.html

Premier Poultry electric netting:
https://www.premier1supplies.com/poultry/fencing.php

5/4" x 6” decking boards that could be used:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Top-Choice-5-4-in-x-6-in-x-12-ft-Cedar-Deck-Board-Common-1-03-in-x-5-4375-in-x-12-ft-Actual/1000015251

Salatin says 1.3 to 2.4 square feet per bird...
https://medium.com/new-farmer/square-feet-per-broiler-chicken-f17d47e75bd

Salatin-style tractor:
http://www.polyfacefarms.com/pastured-broilers/

Perkins-style tractor:
http://www.ridgedalepermaculture.com/blog/setting-up-a-permaculture-farm

Suscovich-style tractor:
https://farmmarketingsolutions.com/stress-free-chicken-tractor-plans

Other chicken housing ideas:
https://abundantpermaculture.com/chicken-housing-that-works-5-brilliant-ways/

5-gallon bucket feeder:
https://www.qcsupply.com/30350-superbowl-poultry-feeder-bucket-feed-tray.html

Nipple waterers:
https://www.qcsupply.com/420011-push-in-style-nipple.html

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