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I think I understand the mechanics of running a chicken tractor over pasture in the ideal world where I have infinite space, but I'm having trouble figuring out how many chickens I could reasonably run in a limited space over a given period of time, basically...
For any of you who actually sell dressed meaties to neighbors/customers, what kind of prices do you ask? And do you process yourself or pay someone else? I'd be interested to hear about marketing strategies, too. And how do you sell: farmer's markets, word of mouth, door-to-door, pre-order...
So I've read in a couple places that in addition to the surgical method, there are some that caponize hormonally, with an implant. The surgical method seems unnecessarily brutal to me, as well as wasteful given that you almost always lose a few, but if it wasn't ridiculously expensive (and was...
Hello all,
I'm an artist and a recent college grad (Go Trojans!) who has been researching chickens (and all things farming) for about 2 years now. I plan to get my first chickens this spring - my wife and I will be raising them at her parents' place in Malibu where they've got a nice fenced...