The most comprehensive guide to date on raising all-natural
poultry for the small-scale farmer, homesteader, and professional
grower. The Small-Scale Poultry Flock offers a practical and
integrative model for working with chickens and other domestic
fowl, based entirely on natural systems.
Readers will find information on growing (and sourcing) feed on
a small scale, brooding (and breeding) at home, and using poultry
as insect and weed managers in the garden and orchard. Ussery's
model presents an entirely sustainable system that can be adapted
and utilized in a variety of scales, and will prove invaluable for
beginner homesteaders, growers looking to incorporate poultry into
their farm, or poultry farmers seeking to close their loop. Ussery
offers extensive information on:
The definition of an integrated poultry flock (imitation of
natural systems, integrating patterns, and closing the circle)
Everything you need to know about your basic chicken (including
distinctive points about anatomy and behavior that are critical to
management)
Extended information on poultry health and holistic health care,
with a focus on prevention
Planning your flock (flock size, choosing breeds, fowl useful
for egg vs. meat production, sourcing stock)
How to breed and brood the flock (including breeding for genetic
conservation), including the most complete guide to working with
broody hens available anywhere
Making and mixing your own feed (with tips on equipment,
storage, basic ingredients, technique, grinding and mixing)
Providing more of the flock's feed from sources grown or
self-foraged on the homestead or farm, including production of live
protein feeds using earthworms and soldier grubs
Using poultry to increase soil fertility, control crop damaging
insects, and to make compost-including systems for pasturing and
for tillage of cover crops and weeds
Recipes for great egg and poultry dishes (including Ussery's
famous chicken stock )
And one of the best step-by-step poultry butchering guides
available, complete with extensive illustrative photos.
No other book on raising poultry takes an entirely whole-systems
approach, or discusses producing homegrown feed and breeding in
such detail. This is a truly invaluable guide that will lead
farmers and homesteaders into a new world of self-reliance and
enjoyment.
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