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  • From: paul wheaton <paul@richsoil.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] new article: concerns about the way most people raise chickens
  • Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 11:09:52 -0700

> That is an excellent article.

Thanks Marjory! I had a lot of responses that thought it was
terrible, so it's good to hear some positive feedback!

>  I had a few good laughs recalling a
> similar journey we've been on.  The chicken tractor which was touted as
> the cure-all for everything turned out to be just too much work.

Can you tell me a little about your chicken tractor experience?

> And
> the photos of poop and ripped up mulch!  LOL.  I too have come to the
> conclusion that rotating between four or so semi-permanent pens is the
> way to go for the next round of chickens we have.

Have you decided on what to plant in your paddocks?

>  I also use the ambitions of my young son and his BB gun to keep the
> chickens away from the house.

?? --- is that one of those new ones with the plastic bbs?

> Any birds that cause trouble in the
> gardens or orchard or are mean, get eaten right away - and the entire
> flock does learn from that.  So I am pretty happy with my true range
> flock.  But if I ever need to setup somewhere else, I would do the
> rotating paddocks planted with periennials that feed the chickens.
>
> Thanks for the posting.
>
> Marjory
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> paul wheaton wrote:
>> For years I've tried to tell people about stuff that I think is a bit
>> of a better way to raise chickens. But it all comes out sounding like
>> crazy talk. So for the last few weeks I've been trying to write it as
>> one gob that gets the point across. I think this now gets the point
>> across!
>>
>> http://www.richsoil.com/chickens.jsp
>>
>> Please tell me what you think!
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