Permaculture chickens

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The goal of our forest pasture experiment is to create a permaculture system that feeds our chickens year-round with no grain.

Ben Gaia shares tips to get you growing more food using fewer chemicals. Words: Ben Gaia The word permaculture is taking over from organics. It’s a mix of the words 'permanent' and 'agriculture'; in other words, a sustainable long-term means of producing all our food, materials, medicines, and other needs. It puts up a strong argument for growing perennial rather than annual crops, as once perennial tree crops are established, they continually produce. The aim of permaculture is to end up…

In only two weeks, our baby chicks have already tripled in size. Awkward and pubescent, these feisty creatures will soon graduate from their cardboard box into a proper chicken coop. And what a …

Backyard chicken runs can be designed as productive food forests for you and the chickens! Click to find out more about permaculture chicken yards and food forests or pin it for later

Learn more about avian flu, the signs and symptoms, and how you can prevent your flock from becoming ill.

See pics of multiple easy diy ideas of how to plant a chicken grazing garden (or container garden) so your flock can nibble at fresh growin greens year round! SAVE THIS for handy reference:

Abundant Permaculture Raise, Tend & Harvest Your Food to Feed Your Family Well Explore the Blog Hello and welcome! My name is Justin Rhodes Some may know me as the crazy chicken ninja, but that’s not how my story started. Many years ago, the Beautiful One (aka, my wife Rebekah) and I brought home four […]

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As our property is so steep, integrating animals into our food gardens hasn’t been able to happen as much as the permaculture text books imply it should. For example if I put our chickens into our orchard, they’d scratch all the mulch and top soil down to the bottom of the hill – and I […]

If you've spent much time on a farm with chickens then you know that the spaces where chickens live aren't always the most beautiful corners of the place.

Here are five schemes to adopt a chicken that are perfect for people with a passion for poultry. Find more news at countryliving.co.uk

Met an amazing lady named Heidi @gardencomms where we traded chicken stories; and had to share this approach of natural roost poles, which…

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In love with the idea of being busy daily nurtuing my home and the main neccesities for life

Why i am concerned for broad acre permaculture

Poo can be a smelly problem but if you manage it well, it’s a beneficial addition to pasture and gardens. Words: Sue Clarke & Nadene Hall HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN POO TEA Fresh manure can be used to make chicken poo ‘tea’ which can be watered around plants. The ratio should be about one-third manure to two-thirds water. • place fresh or partially-composted manure in a hessian sack or old pillow case • immerse in a drum or rubbish can, weighing the sack down with something heavy • tie the mouth of…

The permaculture chicken niche – http://permaculturenews.org/2013/05/12/managing-the-working-chicken-video/ Looking for an organic method of reducing insect pests in your orchard? You might want to consider poultry! There are… Read More

Raising chickens is turning into a popular hobby as people look to become more sustainable. Regan Moran talks about why raising them in the forest is best.