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Quote: That would be really helpful - thanks!

Quote: Read it and saw Food Inc which also visits the Salatin farm. I am wondering if some vriation of that may work even in my small yard. If I have three beds - two in production for my household and one that is planted just for the chickens (legumes and things that add nutrients to the...

I planted "little gardens" in the chicken area, and used 2foot bamboo sticks with deer netting with much success. Chickens cannot hop on the netting because it's not a solid landing surface. Go for it! Good idea!

Quote: Quote: I'm not sure if I can make it any clearer. Poop = great fertilizer But...also...in addition to that...poop = potential source of pathogens. ergo...no poop allowed within 120 days of harvest. It's not a question of whether it's "organic" or not. It's a matter of poop is...

Quote: As I recall, the water that was used for irrigation and made contact with the produce was itself contaminated with ecoli. I think that is right - if I remember right the irrigation water was contaminated with run off from commerial beef feedlots. But I an not 100% certain I am...

Wow - thanks everyone for all of your feedback! I have a small backyard size flock on a city size lot - so I think it makes sense to have a way to keep them out of gardens at different times and probably need to be out there the first few times to make sure they don't wreak masive havoc on the...

That is what I thought going into it. I appreciate your feedback!

I read in Storey's Guide to Chickens that chickens must be kept out of vegetable gardens unless you want to risk getting e coli. It says for foods that are root crops or touch the ground, they should not be in the garden for 120 days prior to eating anything from that garden, and for foods like...