by Jen Kibler | Feb 25, 2019 | Coops, Runs, and Outdoor Spaces
Meyer Hatchery Chicken Tractor Tour In this Coop Tour, Amanda and Marie from the Remote Team show us how Marie raises broilers in a chicken tractor system on her farm. Marie raises her Cornish cross meat birds in this chicken tractor set up. She raises 8 batches a...
by Amanda H | Jan 29, 2018 | Chickens, Coops, Runs, and Outdoor Spaces, Homestead, Turkeys
Raising Meat Birds in a Tractor Tractors are a great option to use when raising meat chickens. I have personally raised broad breasted turkeys, and Ranger chicken varieties in a tractor with great success. There are so many benefits to raising your birds in a tractor...
by Marie - Rusty Plow Farms | Sep 21, 2017 | Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Guineas, Homestead, Meyer Meal Maker, Turkeys
Many homesteaders and small farm owners like to raise their own meat chickens, turkeys, ducks and other poultry in order to provide wholesome, fresh food for their own use. Let’s discuss the options that currently exist for what happens at the end of the growing time:...
by Marie - Rusty Plow Farms | Aug 10, 2017 | Chickens, Homestead
With the recent surge in awareness of how our food reaches our grocery stores and ultimately our tables, many of us choose to raise our own poultry. Today I want to share my learning curve with raising the Jumbo White Cornish Cross broiler from Meyer Hatchery. I’ve...
by Marie - Rusty Plow Farms | Apr 27, 2012 | Eggs, Meyer Meal Maker
If you’ve ever placed an order of chicks with Meyer Hatchery, In 2011 we launched our Meyer Meal Maker program and it’s been a huge success so far. Not sure what a Meyer Meal Maker is? Keep reading. A Meyer Meal Maker is a free baby chick from Meyer...
