Poultry Equipment

August 18th, 2011

Poultry Equipment

Poultry equipment for chicken houses – South African poultry equipment manufacturers supply the standard chicken house equipment – most of this poultry equipment can be used in green chicken farming practises, and organic chicken farming or free range chicken farming. With the exception of layer cages, which do not allow for the free ranging of poultry, all standard poultry equipment is useful when organic chicken farming.

Organic Chicken Farming

January 12th, 2011

Organic chicken farming can sometimes be more difficult than normal poultry farming, although in many ways it is a lot easier.  Many of the common methods of farming poultry and also egg farming are tossed out of the window. Crucial factors include the things you will feed your organic and natural hens, the manner in which you house your chickens and the way you will take care of your livestock. Your poultry house will have to have some modifications if you want people to buy free range eggs.

Space is definitely likewise controlled – placing too many birds is need to have easy access to open space along with sky showing and be allowed to forage by natural means. You may obtain all the rules for organic agriculture from www.chickenhouses.co.za .

It is going to cost a person more in order to raise organic chickens, but you will also receive a premium on the eggs and poultry. Development yields are generally slower with organic and natural, free range or green poultry farming. The upside is that you would be permitting your poultry a natural life.

The demand for natural and organic poultry, natural and organic eggs and organic chicken is growing. Shops such as Woolworths as well as Pick n Pay tend to be paying a premium for free range poultry and organic eggs…. not to mention this demand will be growing. The supply, on the other hand is low – creating the perfect opportunity for savvy poultry farmers. Our poultry houses are appropriate for organic and natural chicken farming and organic eggs. Side flaps allow the chickens easy access to the outside while allowing you to continue to control temp and feed schedules.

Free range is certainly not the same as natural and organic. It is actually a lot less controlled – it fundamentally means that the chickens be allowed to forage normally.

Free range chicken houses have doors to to allow the chickens easy access to the outside. you’ll need to put a 2m fence all-around your poultry house to contain the poultry. Commonly farmers grow Lucerne as well as additional vegetables and allow the poultry access to the vegetable garden for limited periods. Organic poultry and free range chickens can use  a nipple drinking system or bell drinkers in organic poultry houses. Rather than buying intensively farmed chicken eggs rather buy free range eggs – they are healthier and help to save the planet.