Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Why Pastured Poultry?
- The Pastured Poultry Opportunity
- What is Wrong with the Poultry Industry?
- Fat Animals, Fat People
- Family Background
In the Beginning
- Getting Started
- Choosing a Breed
- The Brooder
- Starting the Chicks
- Ration
Out to Pasture
- The Pen
- Moving the Chicks Out to Pasture
- Pasture Logistics
- What Kind of Pasture?
Processing
- On-Farm Slaughter: The Advantages
- Slaughter Mechanics
- Composting Slaughter Wastes
- Inspection
Problems (It’s Not All Roses)
- The Learning Curve
- Sickness and Disease
- Predators
- Weather
- Stress
- Troubleshooting Poor Performance
- Shortcuts
- Seasonality
- Solving Your Own Problems
Marketing
- Marketing
- Relationship Marketing
- Advertising
- Liability
- Is It Organic?
Possibilities
- Vision
- Laying Hens: Three Options
- Turkeys
- Exotics
Apendicies
Appendix A: Resources
Appendix B: Newsletters
What Is the Difference?
Addendum for the 1996 Reprinting
Addendum for the 1999 Reprinting
What About Eggs
Hoophouses
Turkeys
Index
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