This is a fun blog series where we show you exactly the paddock that our animals are enjoying on a particular day. All of our animals are raised in their natural environment and the common denominator among them all is PASTURE ROTATION! So take a look through these blog posts to see where the animals find themselves on a given day.
Our layer flocks have flown the coop! Not really…but they did get moved out of their winter housing into the mobile pasture houses recently!
- Size: 1.69 acres
- Number of chickens: 3021 (or something like that)
- Class of livestock: layer chickens
- Type of grasses: rye, ryegrass, vetch, clover
- Grazing duration: 48 hours
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