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This document provides information about keeping chickens in urban areas. It discusses the legal requirements for keeping chickens in St. Petersburg and Gulfport, Florida. It also provides extensive details on applying permaculture principles to an urban chicken flock, including inputs, outputs, shelter requirements, varieties of chickens, health and disease issues, predators, and reference resources. The document aims to educate urban chicken owners on sustainability and community.
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Raising pastured poultry provides meat for families and additional income through local sales. Chicks are bought and raised for 3 weeks indoors before moving to rotated grazing areas. Broilers are harvested at 8-14 weeks when they weigh 6-10 pounds. Facilities include movable pens that are easily relocated daily. Finding processing facilities can be challenging but mobile units have helped address this issue for small farms. Daily management is required to maintain good health and prevent common diseases through clean housing and a balanced diet.Urban pest house fly-ssnaik tnau Ph.D Scholar
Urban pest house fly-ssnaik tnau Ph.D ScholarAsst Prof SSNAIK ENTO PJTSAU
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This document presents a detailed study on the common house fly, its taxonomy, biology, and significance as a pest that can transmit various diseases. It discusses the life cycle, breeding habits, and methods of control including cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical strategies. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of community and institutional involvement in effective fly management.Poultry farming By Naveed Akhtar and his Group
Poultry farming By Naveed Akhtar and his GroupNaveed Akhtar Isamu
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Poultry farming involves breeding, hatching, and raising birds such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese. The document outlines the life cycle of poultry from breeder farms, which produce fertile eggs, to hatcheries, where the eggs are incubated. Chicks are then transported to rearing farms until they reach the appropriate weight. Catching and transportation to processing plants is followed by packaging meat products for distribution. Hygiene is important throughout to prevent disease.Poultry Industry Kerala Scenario
Poultry Industry Kerala ScenarioDeepa Menon
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The document discusses the poultry sector in Kerala, including current production and demand for eggs and meat which fall short of recommended consumption levels. It notes the decline in poultry population and reasons for it. Suggested policy options for the government include intensifying backyard poultry, establishing service centers and marketing networks, exempting VAT on poultry, and increasing R&D efforts. Guidelines are provided for project planning, management practices, disease prevention, and marketing strategies for poultry farming. Comparisons are made between native chicken breeds and details given on turkey and duck farming.Range Poultry Housing
Range Poultry HousingGardening
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Experienced pastured-poultry producer Robert Plamondon discusses various housing designs for outdoor poultry production in 3 sentences or less:
1) He describes daily-move pens, which are moved by hand daily and leave manure behind to fertilize pasture, as well as examples like Joel Salatin's design using a wood frame and aluminum roof/walls;
2) He also discusses machine-portable housing that is moved periodically by tractor to new pastures; and
3) Fixed housing and other options are mentioned, along with considerations for range operations like winds, production impacts, and predator protection.Ad
Re coop presentation 2
- 1. Welcometo the Re-coop Initiative
- 2. Gulfport Growing GreenerAnnabelle ButterflyAcknowledgements:
- 3. About usInterestsPermacultureSustainabilityCommunity12 months of changeWhere we liveHistoric KenwoodExperienceSpanish game fowl3 years with city chickensEric and Anna Scott
- 4. St. PetersburgChicken owners are required to receive written permission of property owners living within 100 feet of your property.Chicken owners are to keep permission letters on hand to present to code enforcement officials if required.Chickens are to be contained within owners propertyCoops and run areas are to be kept clean and free of offensive odorsNO ROOSTERS ALLOWED!!!!City ChickensIs it Legal????
- 5. GulfportPermission of neighbors is not requiredChickens are to be contained within owners propertyChickens are to be kept in the back yard of the propertyCoops and run areas are to be kept clean and free of offensive odorsNO ROOSTERS ALLOWED!!!!City ChickensIs it Legal????
- 6. CITY (Chickens In The Yard) Chickenshttp://www.salemchickens.com/index.htmlAdvocacy Groups
- 7. Applying Permaculture to City ChickensPermaculture: Effective and efficient systems that maximize productivity by viewing systems as a wholeThe application of Permaculture principals will require you analyze and maximize the use of inputs and outputs
- 8. Meat (quality)Eggs (quality , sell/trade, crafts, shell tea, compost)Feathers (crafts, compost)Manure (tea, compost)Tilling (tractors, garden prep/cleanup)Bug/Weed Control(breaks life cycle)Compost Processing (efficient system)Heat (green houses)Enjoyment (pets)What are Outputs???
- 9. FoodStore (layer mash, scratch, snacks rice flax)Grown (greens, luffa, moringa, kenaf, nettle, reverse tractor)Foraged (spanish needle, purslane, clover)Compost (kitchen scraps)Bug bucketGrazing (creates holes, trims plants)WaterRainwaterWhat are Inputs???
- 10. ShelterRoost (off ground)Run (covered or monitored)Nestbox (private)Nesting Material (straw, pine, rosemary, mugwort, tobacco, pine/cedar shavings)Shade (cover, plants, chicken pool)What are Inputs???
- 11. Grit Crushed oyster shellDust/Open GroundDE Daily maintenanceFood & water checkEgg collectingChicken Friends What are Inputs???
- 12. Baby ChicksPurchased from hatcheryHatched from incubatorShipped to your homeMinimum purchase 12 chicks (sometimes sexed incorrectly!)Purchased locally/hatched by henHealthierReinforcement from interaction with mother/siblings NeedsHeat source till 8weeks oldStarter feed till laying ageSafe spaceObservation for health issues (pasty butt) Life Cycle of Chickens
- 13. Switch food to layer pellets or crumbles This will provide the necessary nutrients for egg productionWill begin laying at around 6 months of ageLaying will taper off around 3 years of ageA good layer breed with produce 1 egg about every 26 hours5-8 year lifespanSafe and private nesting box(s)Hens
- 14. Shell color varies /does not impact qualityEconomical source of proteinBloom protects egg from germsCan keep for 6 weeks fresh, 1 year if shelled and frozenFertile eggs are not more nutritiousFresh eggs are hard to peel you can accelerate maturity at room tempEggs
- 15. Cloudiness of white is carbon dioxide that has not had time to escapeYellow or green cast indicates riboflavinBlood spots safe to eat occur during development White stringy stuff is chalazae and is edible keeps yolk centeredMore on Eggs
- 16. Leaders and protectors of the flockAre not necessary for hens to lay eggs**Are not allowed in city limits**Are considered nuisance animals by municipalities subjecting owners to code enforcement actions or finesCan be aggressiveRoosters
- 17. 45 lb year per henMoist 2N-2P-1K, Dry 5N, 3P, 2K (Nitro-leaf, Phos-fruit/flower, K(Potassium) roots, resist disease works with P developing fruit)Tea 他 pillow case in garbage can of water 3 weeks (dilute for young/tender plants)Compost will burn young, tender plants if freshManure.The Good Stuff
- 18. Egg layers (Leghorns, RIR, Wyandottes, Orpingtons)Meat (Plymouth Rocks, Cornish)Dual duty (RIR, Orpingtons, Ameracaunas, Plythmouth Rocks)Citified (Orpingtons, RIR, Plymouth Rocks, Ameracaunas)Varieties of Chickens for City Flock
- 19. 4 sq ft per chickenSafe from predatorsEasy to cleanAccess to eggsVentilation heat/coolMobile?Shelter Requirements
- 20. Changed/check dailyOff ground to prevent contamination/pest preventionCoveredFood & Water
- 21. Convenient to check & cleanShadeWater sourceNeighborsInteraction with petsOther functions (vertical grow space/garden prep)Assessment of Yard
- 22. Fowl poxCarried by mosquitoes. Chickens can be inoculated.Lice/mitesDiatomaceous earthPyrethrin shampoo Clean bedding/nesting materialsEgg boundWarm bathLubrication KY jellyBreaking last resort can lead to infectionDisease & Health Issues
- 23. Vent Gleet yeast infectionIsolate hen and feed yogurtWest Nile virusAvian fluEgg/meat safety during treatmentDisease & Health Issues
- 24. Hawks, owlsProvide ample indoor roost spaceEnclose top of run with poultry nettingDogs and coyotesRun areas can be protected by sinking fence material 12underground.CatsRaccoonsOpossumsSnakes (young chicks and eggs)Predators
- 27. Storeys Guide to Raising ChickensGaias GardenSeppHolzers PermacultureThe Permaculture GardenReference Books
- 28. Q&AChicken swap harvestChicken harvest as a community eventChicken sittersGroup purchases/sharingsGas saving shoppingShared outputs/inputsUnwanted manureSharing scrapsCity Chicken Community
- 29. VeterinariansBayshore 381-3900Feed/supplyPark 5775 Park BlvdLargo 210 W BayLocal breeders Fowl Mom 585-1110 SANDIM@AOL.COMCity Chicken Community
- 30. Is it legal?Purpose? Eggs, meat, petHow will I handle surplus?Chicks or Hens? What if you get a rooster?How Many?How will I feed them?Water source and location to coop?What type of Shelter? Mobile or fixed?What will the neighbors think?Where will the coop beChicken Check
- 31. Who will chicken sit?What will happen when they stop producing eggs?Can I afford feed, nesting materials and maintenance?Will children be involved?Will other pets get along with the chickens?Do I have time to check them everyday?Chicken Check Continued
- 32. PermacultureGaias Guardians permaculture study groupGulfport Growing GreenerTransition PinellasFollow our Bloghttp://www.codegreencommunity.org/profile/AnnaComing soon website and bookGet Involved
- 33. Coop Building with Recycled MaterialsAnd Community HarvestingFollow Up Presentations