Posts Tagged ‘agriculture’
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Daisy, Georgia, Hazel, Mitzy, Sophie, and Camilla move into their new open-floor plan, side-yard addition… added to their coop on Tuesday, September 22, 2009. They seem to like it 
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Living Culture visits Ken & Shelley Behymer of The Chick Inn. With 2 acres of land near Monmouth, Oregon, the Behymers raise about a dozen breeds of chickens. They also offer eggs, chicks, mobile chicken tractors, feed, and helpful advise to those interested in raising chickens at home.
Living Culture is a monthly television series that showcases cuisine and agriculture in the Pacific Northwest. Our mission is to generate interest in local foods through inspiring and positive media. This series is broadcast on KWVT in the Willamette Valley, CGN7 in the Columbia Gorge; cablecast on Comcast cable in Portland and Salem; and syndicated on 3 websites. Visit www.livingcultureonline.com. Produced by Nate Rafn.
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Building a new fence for my urban chickens
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I converted a lean-to (shack) into a chicken coop. The coop is approx 5′ x 9′. I have a book called “back to basics” that we got at a garage sale. It had some guide lines and measurements that I utilized. I used mainly old plywood and wood we had laying around so I didn’t have to buy much wood. The hens will be six months old in a couple of weeks, and that’s about the time they start laying eggs. We got 4 – Rhode Island Reds (brown eggs), 2 – Buff Orphingtons (brown eggs), and 4 – Americanas (blue or green eggs)
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A brief documentary of my set-up for raising meat chickens. I raised 12 colored rangers from J.M. Hatchery with this chicken tractor and run. The chicks went into the tractor at age 1.5 weeks, and initially I moved it every couple days. At about 4 weeks old, I started moving it once a day. By 5 weeks old, moving the tractor was not keeping up with the poop, so we added the run that you see here. In the video they are 10 weeks old and due to be harvested in 2 days. All 12 chickens have been very healthy and active. I have had no losses. In the 10 weeks, they ate about 220 pounds of food, and averaged a little under five pounds per bird. Food conversion ratio = 3.8 lbs of feed: 1 lb dressed weight.
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Raising backyard chickens for eggs is a growing trend as the locavore movement gains ground in the city. But Declan Walsh is taking the process further. We had been raising layer hens for six years and raising chickens for their meat seemed like a natural progression, said Walsh, who, when not tending his brood in his Red Hook backyard, is director of community outreach at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Walsh raises the same breed used by commercial hatcheries — Cornish rock broilers — until they are ready for the local slaughterhouse. Walsh, who is organizing an event at the college in December with Just Food, a non-profit working to unite city residents and local farmers, discusses the pros and cons of raising chickens in the city. Its easier to find somebody to take care of them than a dog, said Walsh, because theres a built-in incentive — a great egg.
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Salient features, advantages and management of kairali breed of poultry which integrates characteristics of both indigenous and exotic poultry breed in kerala.
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Salient features, advantages and management of Kairali breed of poultry which intergrates characteristics of both indegenous and exotic poulty breed in Kerala
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Lisa Ostler started raising chickens four years ago at her 10-acre sustainable farmer outside Lansing, Michigan. She shares tips and techniques on raising chickens and talks about how she has expanded into selling eggs as well. Video for Sustainable Farmer (dotcom) by Bonnie Bucqueroux with music by Drew Howard.
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