- May 26, 2009
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hello, i'm a peace corps volunteer living in a village in Samoa. many of the people in my village have mentioned that they are interested in starting to coop chickens. they call it a 'pamoa'. i am trying my best to learn exactly how this is done, and more specifically, how it can be done in Samoa. They normally let their chickens roam around all day, and ring a bell or make a noise once in the evening and feed them. the weather is very humid here, and the temperature hardly ever fluctuates from 74F. They normally only feed their chickens coconut shavings, but their cooked chickens are very rubbery (maybe from running around all day looking for food). I've heard that rice also works.
I have copied and read a large portion of your website here, it's full of a lot of great information for families to raise chickens, and i appreciate how helpful its been. I have a number of questions that probably stem from me having no actual experience with farming during the coarse of my life. first, incubating requires a fairly stable humidity level, i'm not sure what the humidity level of Samoa is normally, but i know its very high; will this make incubating difficult, and is there anything that i can do to make it easier? Second, how does the day in the life of a chicken farmer work, what maintance is required daily, weekly? Third, I know the term "rooster in the hen house" but i don't honestly know what it means...If you want unfertilized eggs, keep the rooster away? If you do want new chickens, let him stay in with your flock? How exactly does that work? And is the reason for incubating so that your hens don't have to do it themselves, and can lay more eggs instead?
Email is actually easier to reach me, but i understand that isn't quite as convienent as this. [email protected]
Malo le onosa'i (i appreciate your patience)
Trent
I have copied and read a large portion of your website here, it's full of a lot of great information for families to raise chickens, and i appreciate how helpful its been. I have a number of questions that probably stem from me having no actual experience with farming during the coarse of my life. first, incubating requires a fairly stable humidity level, i'm not sure what the humidity level of Samoa is normally, but i know its very high; will this make incubating difficult, and is there anything that i can do to make it easier? Second, how does the day in the life of a chicken farmer work, what maintance is required daily, weekly? Third, I know the term "rooster in the hen house" but i don't honestly know what it means...If you want unfertilized eggs, keep the rooster away? If you do want new chickens, let him stay in with your flock? How exactly does that work? And is the reason for incubating so that your hens don't have to do it themselves, and can lay more eggs instead?
Email is actually easier to reach me, but i understand that isn't quite as convienent as this. [email protected]
Malo le onosa'i (i appreciate your patience)
Trent
