How we raise egg layers on the farm in Maine like Joel Salatin's Polyface farm!

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2 жыл бұрын

Farmer Nick shares how Jackson Regenerational Farm raises eggs in Maine!
Holistically managed hens moved on pasture with poly netting and Joel Salatin's feather net mobile coop!
Video created by: Emily Adams 2021
www.jacksonregenerationalfarm.com

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@fhamatornation8914 4 ай бұрын

Great work I’ve watched 2 videos so far and I’m not disappointed you got a new follower from🇲🇦

@vivalaleta Жыл бұрын

Love what you're doing. Keep it up.

@nighthawk6663 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Your leading by example.

@dandydonslife9869 Жыл бұрын

Hi, really cool what your doing, I would love to have some chickens also, and love to watch how others are doing it. Thanks.

@paulhale929 Жыл бұрын

Nice project! From Portland Maine

@brendaalbee7922 2 жыл бұрын

Great job. Very important information. Thank you

@jacksonregenerationalfarm3742 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Thank you!

@lizkeith1356 Жыл бұрын

wonderful .

@natyb3976 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your vedio.

@207PH Жыл бұрын

Incredible! Where in Bangor do you deliver them?

@FindNewIndieMusic 2 ай бұрын

Joel Salatin doesn't like the rollaway nesting boxes.

@BrouetteNordique Жыл бұрын

Nice vid

@mikesorensen1981 Жыл бұрын

Your putting food scraps in the field, what do you do about rats and raccoons? Also how do you prevent hawks from attacking your chickens?

@TheHonestPeanut Жыл бұрын

We do this on a smaller scale and don't have a problem with raccoons. The electric fence keeps them and foxes out as long as you move it often. Same with rats, as long as you disturb the area it seems to throw them off and you don't lose eggs. The chickens will run under the coop to get away from hawks and vultures. Late last fall we lost a bird to a hawk for the first time in 5 years but, for us, I think it's because I had an open day run for them without shelter. I put an a frame of wire fence over their water and a pallet on blocks for them to get under and we haven't lost anymore.

@jamesbenson3046 2 ай бұрын

The chickens eat it so fast there’s nothing left before dark

@slanimalsworld Жыл бұрын

❤

@ptlfarm3929 Жыл бұрын

Thx for video. How’s it going w mobile coo now one year or so later? I’m trying to decide best design for similar goal. But we are in north Texas so very different climate. We’ve had chickens but now restarting and gearing up for bigger endeavor.

@demoe5676 Жыл бұрын

Hey, do you cut the wings? How do you keep them from flying over the electrical netting?

@ericguillory4833 2 жыл бұрын

Have you figured out your cost per egg? I’m in Louisiana and just getting started with pasture chickens

@jacksonregenerationalfarm3742 Жыл бұрын

Hi Eric - it changes as the price of grain changes and the increases in supplies change. It is something to keep and eye on and keep your expenses in mind when you set your prices or need to change them.

@zachcrain7941 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video:) could you please share a link for your hen boxes?

@zachcrain7941 Жыл бұрын

One more question - what was the total spend for this, $2,500?

@vivalaleta Жыл бұрын

He shows at the start where to buy the plans.

@NJBeachbum12 Жыл бұрын

I’m trying to figure out egg production for 1,000 hens. If one hen lays 5 eggs per week, that would be .8 eggs a day x 1,000 = 800 eggs per day, or about 66 dozen per day. Does that sound about right, or should I reduce my daily production to 60 dozen to account for small eggs not suitable for sale, for breakage, and some lower production hens? What do you produce per day with how many hens?

@TheHonestPeanut Жыл бұрын

You should start small and build your market before getting to 1000 hens. You can't really get a concrete number because it changes from time of year, weather, food, flock mood. It changes all year and year to year. It's better to run out of stock sometimes than have too much waste unless you're doing pigs too.