Pastured Poultry Profits Book
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By Joel Salatin. Photos by Teresa Salatin.
"Net $25,000 in 6 months on 20 acres". Sections on pasture poultry production, start-up concerns, marketing, processing, possibilities and philosophy.
Data
Specs
Softcover, 370 pp.
Benefits
Chapters include:
Why Pastured Poultry?
In the Beginning
Why Pastured Poultry?
- The Pastured Poultry Opportunity
- What is Wrong With the Poultry Industry?
- Fat Animals, Fat People
- Family Background
In the Beginning
- Getting Started
- Choosing a Breed
- The Brooder
- Starting the Chicks
- Ration
Out to Pasture
- The Pen
- Moving the Chicks Out to Pasture
- Pasture Logistics
- What Kind of Pasture
Processing
- On Farm Slaughter: The Advantage
- Slaughter Mechanics
- Composting Slaughter Wastes
- Inspection
Problems (It's Not All Roses)
- The Learning Curve
- Sickness and Disease
- Predators
- Weather
- Stress
- Troubleshooting Poor Performance
- Shortcuts
- Seasonality
- Solving Your Own Problems
Marketing
- Marketing
- Relationship Marketing
- Advertising
- Liability
- Is It Organic?
Possibilities
- Vision
- Laying Hens: Three Options
- Turkeys
- Exotics
Accessories
Listed below are recommended optional components or related items. Your particular situation may require alternative recommendations. Please call and talk to our consultants if there are any questions at 800-282-6631.
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Electric Netting
PoultryNet® 12/42/3 (164' x 42" b/w roll), single spike
Item #201800 -It's a 42" electrifiable prefabricated fence. It arrives at your door as a complete roll with the posts already built into the mesh/fence.
$159.00 -
Equipment
Poultry Hook
Item #530000 -Poultry hook used to catch individual birds that have escaped, need to be relocated or need special attention.
$9.80
