I forgot to add that I will not be using fodder as total food. I am also making my own chicken feed from a recipe I found on another site. The grains are actually for human consumption so I am confident in what I am making. I also supplement the grains with kelp granules, flax seeds, sesame...
I am going to start sprouting fodder for my chickens as that will be their access to "greens". Purchasing greens, even through Costco, gets expensive. I do not free range my chickens and turkeys as I live in a remote area replete with bob cats, coyotes and mountain lions. So they "range" a...
Take a look at the Murray McMurray Hatchery website. They are have a nice selection of poults. Murray always has great animals and they always arrive in great shape. I've ordered both chicks and turkey poults and always have had great success with them.
It would depend on the size of your pond and animal area that you have already fenced in. I use either bird netting, or deer fencing (from Gardeners.com) and put it over the top enclosing the area. I live in a very remote area of Northern California, in the San Francisco Bay Area, and have...