Market Farming

[Art Petrzelka <art AT complum.com>]

On Tue, 2003-08-26 at 20:38, bob111higgins AT comcast.net wrote:
> Thanks Wendy and Janet for your replies, and I'll definitely check out the 
> book 
> and studies. Right now we keep 5 to 8 free-rangers who also coop or tree 
> roost 

Many a farm wife has paid for the groceries with egg money while the
crops paid the mortgage.

Personally, I think chicken tractors are cruel and unusual confinement.
I like your fence and wing clipping idea better. Give them some room to
move.

You might look at Herman Beck's free range site at
http://www.free-rangepoultry.com/ 
It has a production budget, too.
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Art Petrzelka
Amana, Iowa, USA