housing

PPT035: What Are the Weaknesses of Pastured Poultry?

March 4, 2016 Mike Badger All Podcasts, Pastured Poultry Talk Podcast 0 Comments

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4195720/height/100/width/480/theme/standard-mini/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”100″ width=”480″] Terrell Spencer joins Mike as a guest host. Fresh off an APPPA related trip to the Mother Earth News Fair in Belton, Texas, the two share their impressions about the show. Highlights of the episode: Is Texas poised as the next pastured poultry hot spot? There are several processing options accessible…

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PPT018: Broiler Chicken Shelter Density and Data Collection

August 28, 2015 Mike Badger All Podcasts, Pastured Poultry Talk Podcast 0 Comments

Mike (http://www.millsidefarm.com) and Grady (http://www.gradyphelan.com) respond to a listener question about stocking density inside a daily move broiler shelter. But does a simple question have a simple answer? And how do you know if your expensive feed is paying dividends? Mike relays a story about two separate chicken flocks. One fed a carefully formulated ration…

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PPT012: What’s with the Immaculate Chicken Houses?

July 17, 2015 Mike Badger All Podcasts, Pastured Poultry Talk Podcast 1 Comment

Mike received a question from someone asking how someone could afford Grady’s “Immaculate Chicken Houses.” We spend most of the episode justifying the investment in infrastructre. How many chickens do you think you need to payback the investment in a Mobile Range Coop? Listen to find out. In our tip of the week, Mike shares…

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