Resources for free-range egg farmers
Keeping free-range birds presents management challenges that simply don’t exist with barn- or cage-reared poultry.
The weather, range, environment – not to mention the increased need to manage disease and worms. Here, Poultry World provides some pointers.
Tips on starting out in free-range egg production
Management
Getting it right at hen depletion
Simple solutions to feather pecking problems
Overcoming aggression in layers
Planning for pullets can’t start early enough
New benchmarking tool for flock cover
Housing
Trialling a new type of multi-tier laying unit
Getting the best from multi-tier
Efficiency gains from multi-tier
Environment
Range management
Planting trees for better ranging
Dealing with pests
New strategies for dealing with red mites
Nutrition
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