How we raise egg layers on the farm in Maine like Joel Salatin's Polyface farm!
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2021
- Farmer Nick shares how Jackson Regenerational Farm raises eggs in Maine!
Holistically managed hens moved on pasture with poly netting and Joel Salatin's feather net mobile coop!
Video created by: Emily Adams 2021
www.jacksonregenerationalfarm.com
Great work I’ve watched 2 videos so far and I’m not disappointed you got a new follower from🇲🇦
Love what you're doing. Keep it up.
Hi, really cool what your doing, I would love to have some chickens also, and love to watch how others are doing it. Thanks.
Great video. Your leading by example.
Nice project! From Portland Maine
Great job. Very important information. Thank you
You are welcome! Thank you!
wonderful .
Thanks for your vedio.
Incredible! Where in Bangor do you deliver them?
Nice vid
Your putting food scraps in the field, what do you do about rats and raccoons? Also how do you prevent hawks from attacking your chickens?
We do this on a smaller scale and don't have a problem with raccoons. The electric fence keeps them and foxes out as long as you move it often. Same with rats, as long as you disturb the area it seems to throw them off and you don't lose eggs. The chickens will run under the coop to get away from hawks and vultures. Late last fall we lost a bird to a hawk for the first time in 5 years but, for us, I think it's because I had an open day run for them without shelter. I put an a frame of wire fence over their water and a pallet on blocks for them to get under and we haven't lost anymore.
The chickens eat it so fast there’s nothing left before dark
Thx for video. How’s it going w mobile coo now one year or so later? I’m trying to decide best design for similar goal. But we are in north Texas so very different climate. We’ve had chickens but now restarting and gearing up for bigger endeavor.
Hey, do you cut the wings? How do you keep them from flying over the electrical netting?
Joel Salatin doesn't like the rollaway nesting boxes.
❤
Thanks for the video:) could you please share a link for your hen boxes?
One more question - what was the total spend for this, $2,500?
He shows at the start where to buy the plans.
How do you keep predators out of that coop at night?
Have you figured out your cost per egg? I’m in Louisiana and just getting started with pasture chickens
Hi Eric - it changes as the price of grain changes and the increases in supplies change. It is something to keep and eye on and keep your expenses in mind when you set your prices or need to change them.
I’m trying to figure out egg production for 1,000 hens. If one hen lays 5 eggs per week, that would be .8 eggs a day x 1,000 = 800 eggs per day, or about 66 dozen per day. Does that sound about right, or should I reduce my daily production to 60 dozen to account for small eggs not suitable for sale, for breakage, and some lower production hens? What do you produce per day with how many hens?
You should start small and build your market before getting to 1000 hens. You can't really get a concrete number because it changes from time of year, weather, food, flock mood. It changes all year and year to year. It's better to run out of stock sometimes than have too much waste unless you're doing pigs too.
Awesome system! Great work! Are the hens safe from predators?
Hi Paula - we haven't noticed many problems with predators!
Looks like he has geese in there with them.
How much it cost to build the coop?
I’m guessing you’re not at 3k hens?