Raising Meat Chickens

How we Raise Them

Hi Fellow Farmsteaders, We wish to educate and inform our customers of the process of producing scrumptious chicken all the way from our paddock to your plate!

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Permaculture Principles

Hi Farmsteaders, Recently I have been studying permaculture and thought I would summarise what the principles mean to me and some real life applications of them in my life.

Observe and Interact- We have a mixed herd with 4 sheep, 2 horses, and 1 cow in it. Every day they are moved to a new paddock, to give them fresh grass and making sure that they are not grazing over their own manure. As the amount of feed that they consume depends on the grasses present, I need to observe their previous days paddock and adjust size accordingly. This ensures that all grasses are eaten evenly, and helps to improve the pasture.

Catch and Store Energy-  To catch and store energy we have 50 solar panels on the roof on our shed as well as a battery system to ensure that all our electricity that we use is is powered by the sun and we do not need to use coal-burning electricity generating systems. You can read more about off-grid solar system here

Raising Pigs

 
Hi Fellow Farmsteaders,
We were initially very hesitant to get pigs however we all enjoy pork and really wanted our own quality pork. After over a year raising pigs we have certainly learnt a lot and very quickly fell in love with these quirky animals.