Raising Thousands of Chickens on Pasture in Mobile Range Coops

Paul Greive from Primal Pastures discusses how they raise pastured poultry at scale using their mobile range coops. Learn more from Paul at farm-business-essentials.teac...
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[@cc-tb3st]

I'm just now getting into the chicken stuff and I can't believe that things like this wasn't already industry standard 20 years ago. I mean moving the chickens everyday seems like a no-brainer in a coup like this.

[@Jesus-hk7cq]

I think it's a good system to implement anywhere. My congratulations to the developers of the idea and to the channel for spreading it

[@MiniatureChickenChannel]

Nice vid...lots of good tips/tricks in here!! Thanks for sharing!

[@davidsawyer1599]

Great video Diego. Real insight.

[@jartotable]

What a fantastic idea

[@raymondjoebarwick8995]

Joel salatens boxes always maybe think of those hot boxes from the prison shows they've got to be hot in summertime

[@jeshurunfarm]

Hey Diego. I do think the last thought that was shared on you video was the most important thoughts. But how are you keeping dude? Long time no see. Respect from Africa 🇿🇦

[@grantmonast9294]

I spotted Steve inspecting the rubber banding on the coop haha

[@PepeDeezNutz]

Bet he was taking pictures

[@Pasturebird]

Love it Diego - when was this? We need to do an update with the Automated Range Coop :)

[@DiegoFooter]

For sure. Maybe 2019 timeframe.

[@DiegoFooter]

I would love to come check it out by the way. 😀

[@kennieloo6357]

I love this. I like Joel’s tractors fine but they’re not scalable like this one is. Seems like you get so much bang for your buck here with far less work

[@davidwoodruff4788]

I put trailer Bulldog jack dolly swivel wheels on jacks one each of the corners, jack them down and then you can pull the coop sideways. Easy

[@dapymp17]

What was the company with the great website but poor practices at the end of the video? It was a guests question. I’m interested in seeing an example of a great website in this space. I hope to contract someone for my site when the time comes and nothing is better than examples! Thank you

[@paulmcewen1761]

Hello, what is the weight of the portable coup

[@cv7651]

How do you water your grass?

[@jpinillap]

How do You prevent the wind from blowin away the copp?

[@freeman6147]

Just read up on this: "Earth Anchors included for improved wind resistance"

[@heavymckean4891]

How about an automatic deer feeder??

[@alexrowland7302]

So it seems like the natural progression is to go from dragging chicken tractors around to dragging high tunnels around. Lots of details being discussed for what is basically a simple concept.

[@DiegoFooter]

The simplest things often require the most details to get right.

[@ericmieremet]

strange $18 per bird looks like premium price but $8 per 12 eggs is normal. and $15 per stewchicken is also normal. Did i not get the gist or is it a big difference?

[@glenncollins294]

How much $/lb.?

[@cv7651]

And how much water does it take to keep your grass green? Per acre.

[@matthewpeckham9035]

You don’t water pasture with this much organic matter it holds plenty moisture

[@cv7651]

@@matthewpeckham9035 what about in the summer time.?

[@glenncollins294]

Where is this farm?

[@PepeDeezNutz]

Earth

[@grocefamilyfarm3062]

Temecula

[@PepeDeezNutz]

@@grocefamilyfarm3062 is that on earth?

[@wallacewimmer5191]

👍👍

[@luclachapelle3499]

Moving them during the night when they are purched would probably be easier

[@justgivemethetruth]

With all this mechanization and technology how come chicken prices are going through the roof!

[@JodyFrancisWall]

Middle men, wages, fuel. Corporate profits continue to go up. Farmers profits continue to flatline or fall.

[@justgivemethetruth]

@@JodyFrancisWall It's the mass financial consolidation of the food sector and a virtual monopoly. They can cut up and divide our money any way they want and raise prices so that everyone is stuck in poverty.

[@JodyFrancisWall]

@@justgivemethetruth virtual monopoly?

[@matthewconnor5483]

The federal reserve pumping trillions into the economy.

[@heavymckean4891]

You can 1st look at banks. The dollar is worthless so takes more of them to purchase to things.

[@mgez919]

Cameo by Steven Cornett

[@igneousc]

seems like methods you come up with when you don't have cheap/free labor like polyface, aka an actual business model

[@Isaacmantx]

I would disagree in that the longevity of polyface, and their continued profitability, would argue that they are an actual business model. It may be harder to build and sell education as a commodity (especially compared to tangible livestock) but it truly is a commodity. I don't blame growers one bit for avoiding the struggles of convincing interns at the levels required of a polyface like farm, and the continuous educating requirements needed to make it effective... You need a proven track record, countless man-hours for training purposes, ample amount of work to build their experience, as well as information participants feel like they can't receive elsewhere. But, reduced labor costs on the farm is one advantage of prioritizing the "education" commodity. It only makes sense that you will pay more for labor when all you are contributing to it is hourly wage. When you provide enough education and support that your labor is voluntarily choosing to accept that as a portion of their compensation, you reap the benefits of the work it took to get there.

[@HECTORFARRA]

You have to start with what you got 😉

[@igneousc]

@@Isaacmantx when your biggest expense(land) is free, analyzing the sustainability of your business model is useless

[@Isaacmantx]

@@igneousc are you implying that every second or third generation farmer who inherited their land doesn’t have an actual business model…? Because if so, that is a shortsighted and ignorant statement. Most farms in the US are multi-generational.

[@igneousc]

@@Isaacmantx yes try to start a "traditional" farm today without inherited land or a massive cash infusion(plus endless crop subsidies). The numbers don't work. The problem is polyface is always pitched as an attainable goal for someone looking to start farming in a more sustainable manner, and for almost everyone that's just not possible. Never have I seen someone say, if your family already has hundreds of acres of relatively fertile land, you too can be like polyface!

[@barblynn7718]

Is it predator proof? Raccoons, opossums, cats, dogs, fox,coyote, etc

[@heavymckean4891]

Yes, with guard dogs.

[@jerex112]

HAAAA that coop is 8500$ on poly tex website. no thanks, i wouldnt pay 2000$ for this

[@SuperMrgentleman]

You probably could source it from China for $2k.