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  • What is a Chick Brooder?

    What is a Chick Brooder?

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    And how are we improving the Chick Brooder at Good Soil Farm? At Good Soil Farm, we raise our chickens on pasture. That’s what makes them pastured poultry. To “count” as pastured poultry, the birds must be raised on pasture for AT LEAST 51% of their lives. Chickens raised for meat have a relatively short…

  • Moving Chickens on Pasture

    Moving Chickens on Pasture

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    Why Move the Chickens? One of the keys to healthy chickens is frequent movement on good, clean pastures. This provides the chickens with bugs, grasses and other greens, sunlight, and fresh air. It ensures that they are never sitting in their own feces. It also helps heal the soil by improving organic matter proportionate to…