Recent content by chickenlady1957
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Hello there from TN!
Kelsie2290, Thanks, and I did look at the Bresse Chicken thread, and it was helpful. ChickenLady1975- chickenlady1957
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- Forum: New Member Introductions
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French Standards for Raising Bresse Meat Chickens
Maybe add some hay for forage. I saw one person on YouTube that was composting a huge pile, and the chickens were scratching out and eating the worms and other things from the large compost bin. He said he did not need to purchase grain at all. My grain feed price is killing me, using grass...- chickenlady1957
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- Forum: Meat Birds ETC
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Zip tie dome
Geordonbuck223, The standard for any chicken is 2 - 4 square feet per bird, with at least 4 square feet being preferred. I have a 10' Zip Tie Dome with 90 square feet, and a 16' Zip Tie Dome that has 200 square feet of ground space. We do pastured poultry for Black Copper Marans, Muscovy...- chickenlady1957
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- Forum: Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance
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French Standards for Raising Bresse Meat Chickens
All, The flavor of a Bresse chicken is not just the breed, but is based on how you raise them. From what I found on the internet, here are the French Standards for raising them: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- First Description: 1. Use only...- chickenlady1957
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Hello there from TN!
Hi, My name is Alice, and we live near Gentry, TN. Last fall, we purchased our chicks, 40 Black Copper Marans, 25 Bresse chickens from Barrett Valley, and 12 Muscovy Ducks from an Amish fellow in PA. (The internet is awesome!) We are using moveable chicken tractors for pastured poultry...- chickenlady1957
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