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Well managed pastured poultry benefits the soil, which builds the foundation of a healthy ecosystem. This video not only addresses flock safety, but it also reveals the pastured poultry ethos. Pastured poultry is an interconnected system that builds healthy soil, healthy environments, healthy chickens, and healthy people.
Ways to Keep the Flock Safe
An important part of making sure pastured poultry coexist with the local wildlife population is to take steps to keep the flock safe. The video showcases the following methods of flock protection:
Fencing
Movement
Shelter Design
Guardian Animals
Wildlife Corridors
Thank you, Contributors
APPPA would like to thank these contributors for their generous support of "Pastured Poultry Ecosystems Coexist with Wildlife."
Spray Creek Ranch in British Columbia
Laughing Oak North in Farm Ontario
Orlando Farms in Florida
Wookey Ranch in California
Paul Discoe Design in California
413 Farm in Oklahoma
Pasturebird in California
Marty Knapp in New York
Graham Lettner in Alberta
Homeplace Hill Farms in Texas
Marshfield Farms in North Carolina
Elizabeth Moffatt in New Mexico
Premier 1 Supplies in Iowa
Absolute Pastured Poultry in Pennsylvania
Samantha Rohaus in Missouri
Pasture2 Table Farm in Nebraska
Featherman Equipment in Missouri
Hannah Smith-Brubaker in Pennsylvania
SLAP Farms in California
Kelly Stieger in Florida
Punachicks Farm in Hawaii
Homestead Texas Farm in Texas
YundWell Pastured Poultry in New York
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