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Keeping Chickens

Kirsten Serrano Small Wonder Farm. Keeping Chickens. Small Wonder Farm. www.smallwonderfarm.wordpress.com www.lascalaitalianrestaurant.com. Farm Stats. 5 .2 acres 25 chickens 2 goats 2 dogs 2 cats 20’ x 36’ high tunnel ¼ acre garden Small orchard Meadow Woods . Why oh Why???.

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Keeping Chickens

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  1. Kirsten Serrano Small Wonder Farm Keeping Chickens

  2. Small Wonder Farm www.smallwonderfarm.wordpress.com www.lascalaitalianrestaurant.com

  3. Farm Stats • 5 .2 acres • 25 chickens • 2 goats • 2 dogs • 2 cats • 20’ x 36’ high tunnel • ¼ acre garden • Small orchard • Meadow • Woods

  4. Why oh Why??? • Pasture Raised Protein • Circle of Life • Enjoyment • Family • Easy

  5. Pasture Raised Protein • Eggs or Meat, pasture is better • Know what the inputs are • Quality over quantity/price eggs from hens raised on pasture may contain up to: 1/3 less cholesterol 1/4 less saturated fat 2/3 more vitamin A 2 times more omega-3 fatty acids 4 to 6 times as much Vitamin D 3 times more vitamin E 7 times more beta carotene

  6. A Born Again Omnivore

  7. Circle of Life • Life lived authentically • Farmer harvests the eggs, meat, fertilizer • Skipping the middlemen, the chemicals, and the unsafe and immoral factory

  8. Enjoyment and Wonder • Respect your food

  9. Family

  10. Getting started • Sourcing chicks • Mail order • Buying Locally • Hatching your own Straight-run v. Pullets Meat and/or Eggs and/or Beauty

  11. Diversity Hundreds of breeds Murray McMurray chicken selector iPhone app Many, many books and websites

  12. Importance of Heirloom Breeds Commercial chicken farming relies primarily on just three breeds — the White Leghorn, Rhode Island Red and Indian Game. 8 pounds in 8 weeks Chickens are losing (many have lost) their ability to be chickeny

  13. Basic needs • Food • Shelter • Water • Fresh Air and Sunshine • Protection from Predators

  14. Roosters

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