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[[File:Compost-System ChickenTractors.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Building on the work of compost connoisseur [http://http//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. ]] | |||
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*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] | ||
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*[[Chicken]] | *[[Chicken]] | ||
*[[Chicken Market Research]] | *[[Chicken Market Research]] | ||
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*[[Automatic Chicken Door]] | *[[Automatic Chicken Door]] | ||
*[[Top Heritage Chicken Breeds for Meat]] | *[[Top Heritage Chicken Breeds for Meat]] | ||
==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"] | |||
* Treehugger: [http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/how-grow-chickens-without-buying-grain.html "How to grow chickens without buying grain" | |||
[[Category:Food and Agriculture]] | |||
Revision as of 01:44, 23 July 2016
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.
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]
Internal Links
- Chicken
- Chicken Market Research
- Agriculture Log
- Fertilized Chicken Eggs
- Automatic Chicken Door
- Top Heritage Chicken Breeds for Meat
More information: grain-free eggs
- OSE Blog April 2016: "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"