Free-Range Chickens on my Small Farm
Brought to
you by Robert Plamondon, robert@plamondon.com.
Our farm is in Oregon's Coast Range, which has a mild climate that allows our free-range hens to maintain an outdoor lifestyle year-round, even during rare winter snow, as shown in the photo. We have a flock of about 500 chickens in our free-range egg operation, and around 1500 pastured broilers during the six-month broiler season. We also raise a batch of turkeys for Thanksgiving.
We're in our tenth year of commercial free-range egg production and
our eigth year of broiler production.
Frequently
Asked Questions About Chickens
Basic information about hens and small-flock poultrykeeping
in general.
Norton Creek Press
My very own poultry publishing company! It includes one book I wrote myself and three poultry classics that were long out of print and impossible to find until I reissued them. I've read hundreds of poultry books, and these are the pick of the litter.Sign Up For Our Free Poultrykeeping eNewsletter!
Full of poultry tips, how-to items, and news from our farm. Take a look at the newsletter.We also have three years of back issues. They're searchable, too!
Majordomo tool by Cliff, Shaven Ferret Productions, and available from Cliff's Perl Script CollectionSuppliers and Resources
A wide variety of folks we've done business with and recommend highly.
Presentation:
Profitable Free-Range Eggs
How we raise free-range eggs on our farm. (Adobe PDF format).
Recommended
Reading
Must-have books of special interest to the free-range, hobby farmer, or backyard poultrykeeper.
Some of them are published by us, under our Norton
Creek Press label!
Press Coverage of Our Farm and Methods
Mid-Valley Sunday (August, 2001)
Our Farm's Web Page
Showing our newsletter and other items of interest.Build Chicken Coops and Brooders
Information on building your own coops and brooder boxes, especially free-range coops
and insulated brooders that brood more chicks, more comfortably, on less heat!
Chicken Jokes
Our own collection of chicken jokes, most of which are actually funny!
Rural Living Tips
Practical advice on various topics.
I Have Five Web Sites, How About You?
Ever think about having your own Web site? It's easy! I tell you how it's done in a brief online article.
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