salatin pen is both in one

[vfem]

P.s. - I would think its a BAD idea to house layers in those pens, especially if you live in northern climates. I completely agree with Pat, not ENOUGH shelter.

 

[chickenchap]

i am not a sales pitch. read the earlier posts, i started this as a new coop idea isn't this what this site is for? if it sounded proffesional anough to be a sales pitch then i will take it as a complement.

 

[Ema]

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I watched food Inc. just last night, lol..kinda funny, never heard fo the guy before and suddenly he seems to be popping up everywhere now. lol....maybe I just didn't pay attention to his name before.

Can't remember if I said it or not but

 

[WoodlandWoman]

He's been around for awhile and is pretty well respected, as far as I know. His book's been around for a bit, too. If you browse books, are interested in pasture-fed over factory farmed confinement operations or have an interest in smaller operations that are looking to fill a specialty niche, you're more likely to have heard of him. He was ahead of the curve on a lot of that.

If you're into shows, have a little backyard flock for your own use or only read forums, you're less likely to have heard of him.

 

[chickenchap]

ya i agree.

 

[95yj]

alot of people on here already use these, or variations on these. They work best with meat birds, but CAN be used with any bird, not that they SHOULD. If you modify them to fit nest boxes, more shelter and have a lower stocking density they can actually work really well for layers in most parts of the country during the spring summer and early fall. I'v even talked to Show bird breeders who used them to mature large numbers of birds before they culled out the non SQ ones. Joel Salatin is a great farmer and i greatly admire his work, however people seem to be using his ideas as a base way too much, instead of branching out and experimenting for themselves, but as of yet, the tractor is most likely the best way to pasture broilers, in general, depending on the circumstances.

 

[JoAnn_WI_4-H_Mom]

Yes many people on here have heard of Joel Salatin. He has many good ideas, I have read his book. It is always fun to hear from a recent enthusiastic convert who wants to spread the good news!

Salatin is not the only person with great ideas about raising chickens. Most folks on these forums experiment to find what works best for their situation, it is like a local science. This is a great place to browse around and get many ideas to try at your place.

I currently use sliding shelters in an electro-netted pasture during any snow-free period for layers, broilers, young stock, etc. The amount of cold and snow we get requires more rigorous winter shelter than is needed in Salatin's Virginia. I believe our chicken predator mix would not be curtailed by his tractors if not protected by electronet. So that works better for me than exactly replicating Salatin's method.

 

[CoyoteMagic]

THe reason I question the reasons why you jump in here all gungho for Staltin and his pens is, you are a newbie who started this thread and it's the only thread you have posted on. Didn't even bother to post an introduction thread before spouting off about how great this guy is. I've read all about this and many more pens before I got chickens. Still sounds like a sales pitch to me.

 

[tiffanyh]

THe reason I question the reasons why you jump in here all gungho for Staltin and his pens is, you are a newbie who started this thread and it's the only thread you have posted on. Didn't even bother to post an introduction thread before spouting off about how great this guy is. I've read all about this and many more pens before I got chickens. Still sounds like a sales pitch to me.

My thoughts exactly.

But either way, stay a while and look around. You may find some other methods you support more!​

 

[chickenchap]

thanks. but i have had chickens for 3 years. and have been researching all year. i'm just new to this website not the bisuness