Hi All,
I'm a newbie not just to this forum but also to raising chickens so please forgive my ignorance. I'm going through the research/planning mode and have an idea I'm trying to explore before committing to anything. So here it is...
We plan on starting small and expanding as the learning curve improves. I want to take a rectangular space, size will increase over time and needs, and divide it in half or even fourths. For example purposes let's say in half. In one half use it for gardening, growing various crops and on the other half put in a movable coop. This would allow the chickens to roam freely in "their" half, pooping wherever. The following year switch them. (the short version)
I'm hoping this will add some, not lots, nutrients back to the soil minimizing some of the labor involved with composting.
Thoughts?
I'm a newbie not just to this forum but also to raising chickens so please forgive my ignorance. I'm going through the research/planning mode and have an idea I'm trying to explore before committing to anything. So here it is...
We plan on starting small and expanding as the learning curve improves. I want to take a rectangular space, size will increase over time and needs, and divide it in half or even fourths. For example purposes let's say in half. In one half use it for gardening, growing various crops and on the other half put in a movable coop. This would allow the chickens to roam freely in "their" half, pooping wherever. The following year switch them. (the short version)
I'm hoping this will add some, not lots, nutrients back to the soil minimizing some of the labor involved with composting.
Thoughts?