nrgru shelrer. people who breed rhelr own enrekens m rlre lreld keep a small dock or Wylndolhs or Silky banrarrrs as numbers or broody hens, and proyrde seoure pens lor hen and elrrrks Mosr hardy barrrams breed (heir Wu chicks on rouge, as do older breeds sueh as Hamburghs, Auslnlrorps. or Dorkrngs speeralry breeders are numerous, lrom rhose who rnarnrarrr, seleer, and breed hrgh.perrorrnarree layers or growers, lo rhose keeprrrg many pure brads lor show or sale Abom 13 ha rs pleury (or mmmerelal egg pro duedon, Ewell a awful mnge plan By held seleeoon, lender ehrekerrs or up lo 3.54 kg werghr an be produced, rnd rhe eonrrasr Wm rhrse and rhe son, rarry, brrrer, drseased produers ol caged flocks fed on romrrrereral peller roods musr be ekperreneed lo be belreved. All ehreken lloeks rreed opseryrrrorr, eullrng, replaeemenrs. range adyusrrneru, predaloreonlrol, elesn warer and good srrelrer. Running a I3 ha lloek 913000 buds is a fulemz lamrly ,ob, eornbmrng well wklh eluekerr paeror sysrerrrs and orchard lrurr produerron Good husbandry requrres elosr- arrenrron, good hygrrrre, and healrhy rood. bur rlre resulrs are yery worrlrwhrle As eyery llnesroek keeper knows, n rhr early slages ol noek esrablrrhrnenr rhsr morralny rs hrglr Once chrekens are bred on range, rlrey learn ro ayold predarors and rhen serrle down ro an essy—ro-manage and ourer lloek, and produee exeelleru lood ol hrgh aualrry As rhrckens are a unrversal domesrre meal, small enough nor ro need nelrrgerarron, rhey ean rrr mro any mlxed larm economy wllh grear beheld All we hays sard here ibuu| eruekens can be sand abour ducks, guinealowl, rurkey, and wrldlrle sueh as plrensanr and quill on range The larrer speoes drrrer only m lood prererenees, prelerrmg more snarls, Darius, and a hrgher propomorr ol insed loods, nusks have always been kepr rn rhe same range area as ehrrkens, bur need marslr planrs, snails. and shallow warer lor dabolrng. nrey roe. supply up ro 200 eggs each/year, are relauyely drseaselree, and are good longers; grven predaror proreerron, rhey rhr-rye ml rhe mlred larrn. neese are rlre rradru-orral small grarers or mlrred orelrards. replaerng hwn—mawgn and msrors ro eonrrol grnsses and groundroyers ln (he suberopres, remparrr greens suelr as eornrrey, mdemmlft, arrowroor (Carma), sweer poraro greens. eassay. lolrage, and legurrrlrrous rren leaves all supply green erop lor poullry and dorneslu- anrrrrals Many also yreld surplus reor erep ror (old perrods, led as a bodad mash. Whenever we rrunk ol keeprng small livestock, ir rs wrse lo rhrnk o/ runnrng an aeressory planr sysrem (aqlull: or erupr rhar borh benerrrs lrorrr rhe lrnesroek, and gayes rhern a benerrr. Some oerrelrelal rnregraoons are gryerr rr. nble m. rlc RANGE ngs on range are heolrhrer, cheaper u» lee-d, nnd luur 432 less sarurared lars rhan prgs kepr In sheds. nre grearesr expense rs m lenemg mow mueh reduced by rho use or nleerrre renerrrgl. The rdeal srre rs pxtferably wooded, welldrarned and dry m wer seasons Mud and war sorls encourage wanni and drsease, and ean eause |muble wrrh sueklrng Wrnler sheddrng may be neeessary m yery eold wrnrer slur-ares. our shelrered ranges and good dry beds help Hy are mosr eeonoameally kepr where some darry, orshnrd, roor erop, or rnear wasres are ayarlable, and do well on resrourrnr or household lood scraps As prgs wkll nor ear or do well on sparse grasses, graamg beer or horses may help ln reduerng rhese or. range, or mowrng may be rreereury. A lanowurg pen ls used by a sow and lrher lor nearly 3 rnoerrlrs. nesred lord monrle,eaeh pen ean beused by rwo saw; a year Varrous small (or one larger shelrer sheds lbesl lhzldled or rnsulared agamsr eoldl ear. be used on rear-mg ranges, or dense rhiekers proyrded rn rrre ooples. srrong dragonal porrs wrapped rrr hessran make rdeal rubbrng plaees, and she hessran can he kepr dampened wrrh sump orl, or vegerable orls wrrh some neem lmade lrorrr rhe oerrres or Aredarurlrlr rndrru or Mrlra rudenaeh—whue eedary or pyrerhrum orl added kl keep rhe prgs heeol lree lrlgure um Rest-tuned wallows and dusr barhs can be arranged by snelreerrrg or dampemng sues, and so add ro rhe romlorr ol the prgs Dusr paehs la rool oyer a sorr dry areal krll lree and ran be laeed wllh some dry rreem rree leaves or pyrerlrrum llpwers xesred mndwalluws planred lo ealrarls (Tywm spp l provrde excelkm mm and shoor loods al any rrrrre or year, ouek poraro lSrgrrrnrrol ean be planred rn pond margms lor surrrmerdry rorage Free-range prgs are nux always surrahle ler baron, and may need gr. 41mins he 24 weeks ro harden lsarurarel lhe rare However, lor lresh or horerr pork rhe solr lass are quue surrable and healrhrer lur human ronsur-nprron A lor or yegeraole orl [mm syoeadoes, orl palms, olives, at only nsh wrll produee son lars In prgs Good range pssrure is or legumes reloyer. lueemel. eorrrlrey, ehrsory, and young grosses (grazed by horses or earue, or mnwn) rrgs will eel ll kg wel worghr ol (Ills mareerrl per dry, and haye larger apperrres rharr eonlrned prgs They also need seed, lrur or kernels Good aualrry green leed halves rhe neeessiry ror proreirr ml and grams A sow rn rrrrlk needs 35 kg ol dry ranons when prglers are new. and 5.5 kg when rhey are 2,3 weeka old To prepare lur a “vexing: planllng, rhe ground should he rrpped rr.d lrrrred. rhen sown dawn ro good grass legume mlx, wrrh camhvy, sunrpor, and ”mm! preees pushed lnro rhe rrp lmes Trees can be planled lusr oursrde renees and m eorners pmeded by eleerrre renemg Any rrurr lrees are uselul, and prgs are henelreral m rnarure orehards A seleerron or plarrrs is gryerr m Table 12.: lorrlrerropres and cooler oreas When ronsrdermg sroekmg densrrres. zo prgs/woo square merres ll a r nrll ”plow (by serarrhrng and