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Introduce the Mobile Chicken Rearing System

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What happens here

The video begins by showcasing a mobile chicken tractor, which serves as a movable coop providing shelter and protection for meat chickens while allowing them to graze on pasture. The presenter points out its construction, typically involving a lightweight PVC pipe frame, durable wire mesh for enclosure, and a corrugated metal roof for shade and rain protection. The concept is to use this movable coop in conjunction with a portable electric netting fence to deter predators and facilitate rotational grazing. The benefits of this system for both chicken health and pasture fertilization are briefly discussed.

Goal: The first step introduces the mobile chicken tractor system, explaining its design for shelter and access to fresh pasture, and the role of electric netting for predator control.

Tools and materials

  • Electric Netting Fence Premier1Supplies — Creating a movable, predator-proof perimeter around the chicken tractor
  • Mobile Chicken Tractor DIY — Providing shelter and mobility for the chicken flock on pasture

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Bertie's check these guys out I'm being chased by a herd of chickens hey folks this is Josh Stoney Ridge farmer welcome to the farm today we're going to be talking about pastured poultry in this video is gonna be a little bit different I titled this video to catch your eye because we're doing something different than other people are doing I started out with a conventional chicken tractor like this but I've learned we tried some different things this year I'm going to take you along and show you what we've done at first I thought these were just gimmicks at first I thought what we were doing here was not the right thing but I'm finding out that my birds are actually utilizing more food so there's less food waste there a better bird there are more robust bird they're actually moving around they're running they're walking they're not the lazy Cornish cross that eats it's by the feeder and just pecks and eats they move around they get sunshine they're healthy and they're going to be great for our family so come along on the farm blog today as we talk about our meat birds and some great tips for you raising meat birds for your family or for production alright

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