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Understand Pasture Management & Safety

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Raising your own food is easy! Pastured Poultry Setup that works!

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Josh concludes by addressing several common concerns and questions related to pasture chicken management. He clarifies that meat birds in this system do not need to be brought indoors at night and do not require roosting poles. He reiterates the importance of ensuring the poultry netting is close to the ground to prevent chicks from escaping, highlighting that mowing the grass short beforehand is crucial for this. He acknowledges the threat of aerial predators like hawks and owls, advising that owners should assess their specific property for such risks and consider adding a net over the top of the enclosure if needed. Finally, he emphasizes that the entire mobile coop and netting apparatus is moved regularly, at least once every 5-7 days or sooner depending on the manure load, to distribute fertilizer evenly, provide fresh forage, and prevent damage to the pasture from concentrated chicken activity.

Goal: This step covers critical aspects of ongoing pasture chicken management, including strategies for predator protection, preventing escapes, and the importance of regularly moving the mobile coop for optimal soil fertilization.

Tools and materials

  • Electric poultry netting
  • Mobile chicken coop
  • Netting (optional)

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the Stoney Ridge farm today a lot of questions let's answer some questions that I've gotten do the birds need to be brought in at night no do they need a roosting pole no do they get out sometimes yes they do they do and that's why we want our poultry netting down as close to the ground as we can and that's why we mode first so we got to keep an eye on things do they are they protected from above no they're not protected from above so you got to think about that guys if you got a lot of hawks and owls and stuff like that in your area most of the time the birds will sleep underneath the shelter so owls probably won't be a problem but hawks in the daytime could be a potential problem so keep an eye out know what your property's like and if you need a net over top puttin that over top that's how we do our pastured birds here on the Stoney Ridge farm guys and that's how we know how it's time to get our birds out on the pasture it's hot it's beautiful and I'm gonna get inside and cool off thanks a lot for joining me today on the farm ask me any question you want to guys please post comments and questions down there jump in pound the like button subscribe to the channel I'd love to have you back here on the Stoney Ridge with me see you next time whoo one more thing guys will move this apparatus at least once every five to seven days depending on the manure load that the chickens are leaving behind so once they start getting to the point where they're digging holes and damaging grass that's when we start moving them okay that's how it works [Music] Pierce we had some ways those Denise Tony Reed whoa

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