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[[File:Compost-System ChickenTractors.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Building on the work of compost connoisseur [http:// | [[File:Compost-System ChickenTractors.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Building on the work of compost connoisseur [http://www.vermontcompost.com/ Karl Hammer] and permaculture educator [http://www.geofflawtononline.com/ Geoff Lawton], we’ll be testing whether a small farm can run a profitable egg enterprise by feeding chickens on local food wastes, producing compost as a by-product. Details of the system are published here on this page. ]] | ||
Chickens can be fed on [[vermicompost|worms]], bugs, food waste and forage alone. This can eliminate the need for grain purchases entirely. Please have a look at the approach that [http://www.vermontcompost.com/ Karl Hammer of Vermont Compost] has taken. | |||
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=Typical Economics= | ==Typical Economics== | ||
*A buck per chicken, indicating that the industry standard is a loss leader - [http://greenmachinefarm.com/chicken-economics-ranger-vs-cornish/] | *A buck per chicken, indicating that the industry standard is a loss leader - [http://greenmachinefarm.com/chicken-economics-ranger-vs-cornish/] | ||
*Dressing percentage for heritage chicken is 68-70% - [http://chatham.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmallfarms/GrowerGuidelines.pdf] | *Dressing percentage for heritage chicken is 68-70% - [http://chatham.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmallfarms/GrowerGuidelines.pdf] | ||
=Internal Links= | ==Videos== | ||
*[[Chicken]] | Interview with Karl Hammer: | ||
*[[Chicken Market Research]] | |||
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*[[Automatic Chicken Door]] | </html> | ||
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Video from Vermont Compost: | |||
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Also from Vermont Compost - grain-free chickens: | |||
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==Internal Links== | |||
* Most relevant: [[Compost Chicken on Steroids with Geoff Lawton]] | |||
* [[Karl Hammer]] | |||
* [[Chicken]] and [[Top Heritage Chicken Breeds for Meat]] and [[Chicken Market Research]] | |||
* [[Fertilized Chicken Eggs]] | |||
* [[Open Source Chicken Incubator]] | |||
* [[Automatic Chicken Door]] | |||
* [[Agriculture Log]] | |||
* other compost-related pages: [[vermicompost]], [[Black Soldier Fly|black soldier fly]], [[Wood Ash|wood ash]] | |||
==More information: grain-free eggs== | ==More information: grain-free eggs== | ||
* OSE Blog April 2016: [http://opensourceecology.org/introducing-a-new-distributive-enterprise-grain-free-eggs-and-aquaponic-greens/ "Introducing a New Distributive Enterprise: Grain-Free Eggs and Aquaponic Greens"] | * OSE Blog April 2016: [http://opensourceecology.org/introducing-a-new-distributive-enterprise-grain-free-eggs-and-aquaponic-greens/ "Introducing a New Distributive Enterprise: Grain-Free Eggs and Aquaponic Greens"] | ||
* Treehugger: [http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/how-grow-chickens-without-buying-grain.html "How to grow chickens without buying grain" | * Treehugger: [http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/how-grow-chickens-without-buying-grain.html "How to grow chickens without buying grain"] (embedded video broken but [https://youtu.be/s8O2tRsfEHM here is a copy]). | ||
[[Category:Food and Agriculture]] | [[Category:Food and Agriculture]] | ||
[[Category:Soil and compost]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:54, 4 June 2017
Building on the work of compost connoisseur Karl Hammer and permaculture educator Geoff Lawton, we’ll be testing whether a small farm can run a profitable egg enterprise by feeding chickens on local food wastes, producing compost as a by-product. Details of the system are published here on this page.
Chickens can be fed on worms, bugs, food waste and forage alone. This can eliminate the need for grain purchases entirely. Please have a look at the approach that Karl Hammer of Vermont Compost has taken.
Typical Economics
- A buck per chicken, indicating that the industry standard is a loss leader - [1]
- Dressing percentage for heritage chicken is 68-70% - [2]
Videos
Interview with Karl Hammer:
Video from Vermont Compost:
Also from Vermont Compost - grain-free chickens:
Internal Links
- Most relevant: Compost Chicken on Steroids with Geoff Lawton
- Karl Hammer
- Chicken and Top Heritage Chicken Breeds for Meat and Chicken Market Research
- Fertilized Chicken Eggs
- Open Source Chicken Incubator
- Automatic Chicken Door
- Agriculture Log
- other compost-related pages: vermicompost, black soldier fly, wood ash
More information: grain-free eggs
- OSE Blog April 2016: "Introducing a New Distributive Enterprise: Grain-Free Eggs and Aquaponic Greens"
- Treehugger: "How to grow chickens without buying grain" (embedded video broken but here is a copy).