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Poultry

Chickens, ducks and turkeys for eggs and meat, starting with a coop you can move.

Chickens are where most of us start, and for good reason. Begin with the basics and you'll have eggs before you know it.

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Your path through poultry

Start with the Basic Plan, then take the Breakouts one at a time.

  1. Basic Plan · start here

    Poultry: the Basic Plan

    The whole subject in one sitting, so you know what to do first.

    About 15 min

    Start
  2. Breakout 1

    Chicken tractors and pastured poultry

    Hens behind cattle, broiler tractors, heat and cold, and bird-flu precautions.

    About 7 min

    Start
  3. Breakout 2

    Laying hens

    Breeds, feed, and what a dozen eggs really costs.

    About 8 min

    Start
  4. Breakout 3

    Meat birds

    Eight weeks from chick to freezer.

    About 8 min

    Start
  5. Breakout 4

    Brooding and hatching

    Incubators, broody hens, and the first month.

    About 8 min

    Start
  6. Breakout 5

    Ducks and turkeys

    When to add them and what changes.

    About 8 min

    Start
  7. Breakout 6

    Processing

    A clean, calm setup for butchering day.

    About 8 min

    Start

That’s the whole course.

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