Project Overview
YNC08-010
Project Type: Youth
Funds awarded in 2008: $400.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2009
Region: North Central
State: Nebraska
Project Coordinator:
Commodities
- Animals: poultry, sheep
Practices
- Animal Production: grazing - rotational
- Production Systems: organic agriculture
- Soil Management: nutrient mineralization
Proposal abstract:
The purpose of this project is to see the effect of using a portable "egg-mobile" versus stationary housing for free range egg production. There will be one group of free-range laying hens from stationary housing as I do presently and also build an "egg-mobile" a portable laying house, and move it throughout our sheep pasture on a regular schedule.
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