Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Do you know what “cage-free” means? How about “free range”? Cage Free: This term refers to poultry that is allowed to roam indoors without cages and have access to food and water. Photography by Lena Beck) Free Range: This means that the animal spends part of its time outside, uncaged.

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Farmbrite

JANUARY 23, 2025

Free-Range Supplements : If hens are free-range, they may eat bugs, greens, and other natural supplements, slightly reducing feed intake. Optional: Poultry Premix 0.5-1% A typical TMR might include: Forages (Alfalfa silage, hay) 50-70% This provides fiber and moisture, aiding digestion. Optional: Salt 0.5-1%

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Farmbrite

MARCH 27, 2023

This breed is very popular among backyard poultry enthusiasts and breeders. The Easter Egger also makes an excellent forager, so if you want to let your flock free range and scratch around for their own food in the yard, this breed will likely do well at it. They are known to be predator-savvy and are excellent foragers.

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Farmbrite

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Pasture Management and Sustainability Practices : Implement rotational grazing and manage pasture quality to optimize forage availability and promote soil health. Ensure that equipment and clothing used around livestock are sanitized and free from contaminants further reducing the risk of spreading pathogens.

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Farmbrite

JUNE 6, 2023

ounces of water each day depending on if they are foraging or confined. Mortality rates for layers in a normal poultry farm can be in the 1-5% range. For instance, if you have free-range chickens you face different challenges than those who are managing chickens in confinement. So, keeping clean water is important.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

After living through a pandemic and struggling with ongoing high grocery prices (particularly rising costs for poultry and eggs), many people are ready to make a change for themselves. Despite the ongoing threat of bird flu , many homesteaders consider poultry a great place to start when raising your own livestock.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JULY 26, 2023

About once a month, I gulp when I pay £24 or thereabouts for my bird, which justifies its steep price tag because it is reared to the strictest legal ‘traditional’ and truly free-range standard, a slow-maturing variety fed on pasture and cereals, killed at 81 days. There are at least 1,000 intensive poultry units throughout the UK.

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