Compost Chicken System
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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"