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