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    Raising layers in a chicken tractor with higher intensity.

    I leased the land that has been cropped and it is fairly flat. My main purpose is to spread manure to the low organic matter land and to get high-quality eggs in return. I'm okay with the normal feed bill. In my rough calculation, a chicken tractor would come back to the same land 70~110 days...
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    Raising layers in a chicken tractor with higher intensity.

    Maybe I should move them twice a day to give them more space😂 I completely agree and want to do better. But since this is the first year of independent farming for me, building a proper egg mobile seems a bit too much for me for now. So I was trying to find if there are any alternative ways to...
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    Raising layers in a chicken tractor with higher intensity.

    Thanks for your excellent reply @NatJ ! I think broilers would have more waste since they eat way more. From the broiler feeding cheat sheet of Richard Perkins, he feeds his fully grown 50+ days old broilers 240g of feed every day and that broiler would weigh 3kg live weight. On the other hand...
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    Raising layers in a chicken tractor with higher intensity.

    Hello friends, I want to know if there are any problems or potential downsides to raising layers in a similar-to-broiler setting. For example, Richard Perkins raises his 75 broilers in a Salatin-Style chicken tractor which has 12m2 of space, and explains that this intensity was calculated by...
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    Can you feed layers broilers feed?

    It says >21% protein >4.5% fat >0.8% calcium >1.2% phosporous >8.0% fiber <10% ash >0.4% Methionine+Cysteine+MHA MEn = 3.05Mcal/kg with adequate vitamin/minerals/probiotics It seems pretty straight forward composed of corn, wheat, soybean meal, soy oil and added vitamins/minerals/amino...
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    Can I substitute steel roof panel with tarpaulin for Justin Rhodes' Chickshaw and Meatshaw?

    Oh, I never thought about the water sagging. Though I think I can deal with that. They will be constantly on a steep slope anyway:rolleyes:. Thanks for your tips on plastic roofing though!!
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    Can I substitute steel roof panel with tarpaulin for Justin Rhodes' Chickshaw and Meatshaw?

    This might be a silly question but I'm wondering what's wrong with replacing steel roof panels with tarpaulin on Justin Rhodes' chick shaw and meat shaw. I've just finished my first batch of 50 broilers using his meatshaw design, and I liked it. Chickens were happy and the outcome came out...
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    Can you feed layers broilers feed?

    I just finished my first batch of 50 broilers and about to start another 50 meat ducks. Then recently, I found someone from the egg industry selling layers that are 1 year old. So I'm planning to get some of them, something like 24, and put them on a Justin Rhodes' Chickshaw Minime. The...
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    First year doing Cornish Cross birds... Here's how it came out!

    Great work! I'm about to process my first batch of meat birds as well. Super excited! They are 9 weeks old and in my experience, they are not aggressive at all. Very calm and curious, and sometimes vigorous haha. How did the frozen vs fresh go? I'm curious too!
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    Do meatshaw needs a guard goose against crows?

    Hello guys, My first batch of 50 broilers are going to be 21 days old on the following Tuesday and I want to let them out on pasture. My land is on a literal mountain slope and I believe the landscape is too hilly and bumpy for a chicken tractor to work, yet I haven't tried so maybe that's...
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    Hello! Been learning a lot from you guys!

    Thank you all for the overwhelming welcomes!! Have a beautiful day!
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    Hello! Been learning a lot from you guys!

    Hi, I'm Youngshin from South Korea. I've been following Joel Salatin, Gabe Brown, Richard Perkins, Greg Judy, and many more inspiring regenerative ag folks for a few years now. And I finally started farming! My goal is to raise multi-species livestock including cows and goats followed by...
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