Poultry
Ducks
Ducks are also easy to keep, taste great and they can be integrated very well in the permaculture garden to control pests…
Animals & fodder · 4 Guides
Poultry
Chickens to cattle, and what they eat
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Geese
Keeping geese on a small permaculture homestead can be super cool and beneficial in many ways. Let's explore why geese are great…
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Pigeons
Keeping pigeons can be beneficial for smallholder farmers in various ways, and feeding them homegrown feed can be cost-effective and rewarding. Here's…
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Turkeys
Keeping Turkeys on a Southern African Homestead: Photo by Kranthi Remala: https://www.pexels.com/photo/two-black-turkeys-1078781/ Keeping Turkeys Raising turkeys on a Sou…
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Which chicken?
Which chicken should you keep? There are hundreds of different races to choose from. If you want to produce both meat and…
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Using your Chicken as workers :)
Photo by Christian West: https://www.pexels.com/photo/closeup-photo-of-herd-of-chickens-3399700/ Chickens are incredible workers on a homestead when we use permaculture p…
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Humane slaughtering of chicken
Slaughtering chickens humanely is essential to ensure their well-being and to respect the animals' lives. Here's a simple explanation of humane ways…
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How many chicken do you need?
How many chicken should you keep to feed your family or village? Photo by Lukas on https://www.pexels.com/@goumbik/ Here we give simple calculations…
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Chicken: Sources and Resources
There are many popular websites and YouTube channels where you can learn about chicken keeping for a homestead. Here are some of…
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Chicken House (Coop)
Photo by Brett Jordan: https://www.pexels.com/photo/herd-of-hen-840111/ On farmsteads, various types of chicken houses are used to provide shelter and protection for the…
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Chicken Feed
chicken feed Grow your own chicken feed Growing your own organic chicken feed on a farmstead in arid South Africa can be…
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Feeding the chicken
Photo by Kirsten Bühne: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-chicken-1562389/ Here are some common weeds that can be grown as chicken feed without needing much water: Pu…
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Caring for Chicken
Taking care of chickens on a homestead in arid South Africa is an exciting responsibility. Photo by Magda Ehlers: https://www.pexels.com/photo/peep-of-brown-chicken-13003…
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Brooding
Photo by Alison Burrell: https://www.pexels.com/photo/brown-hen-near-white-egg-on-nest-195226/ Brooding chickens means taking care of baby chicks when they are young and…
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Deworming chicken
Photo by samer daboul: https://www.pexels.com/photo/two-brown-hen-and-one-red-rooster-1216482/ What is Deworming for Chickens? Deworming for chickens is a preventive and…
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Chicken Manure
https://www.ruralsprout.com/chicken-manure/ Using Chicken Manure Permaculture emphasizes creating a loop and avoiding waste. So, what can you do with chicken manure in a…
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Regenerative chicken farming
Photo by Guillaume de Germain on Unsplash Regenerative Chicken Farming Regenerative Chicken Farming with Rotational Grazing in Chicken Tractors or Eggmobiles for…
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Chicken manure: record nutrients, bedding and use
Chicken manure can contribute nutrients and organic matter, but one bucket is not equivalent to another. Bedding, moisture, storage and composting all change the material…
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Poultry bedding: keep deep litter dry and workable
Bedding in a poultry house should give birds a dry, comfortable surface. A deep-litter approach needs regular observation, adequate ventilation and prompt correction of w…
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Termites as poultry feed: local observation and a cautious trial
Chickens readily investigate many insects, including termites. That observation does not make termite collection a complete feeding system. Consider species, contaminatio…
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