Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Harvey Ussery <huboxwood@earthlink.net>]

> Chickens are filthy creatures at best but what
> you feed them makes a lot of difference in what is contained in their meat
> and eggs.
>
> Art in Arkansas

I think "filthy" is in the eye of the beholder. Many people would say 
the same about pigs, actually quite clean animals if given the chance 
and managed properly. Chickens are only filthy if we house and manage 
them that way. In the green season, the key is to keep them on pasture. 
In the winter quarters, the key is deep litter over an earth floor. In 
these conditions chickens are quite clever at keeping themselves 
pristine through constant preening.

My article on deep litter in the poultry house is at

http://themodernhomestead.us/poultry/litter.html

~Harvey

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Harvey in northern Va
www.themodernhomestead.us