PPT037: Pastured Poultry is Beyond Dirt

As a continuation of episode 35, Spence is back for a guest host spot to talk about pasture management. We talk about managing broilers and layers on pasture. Spence is in the midst of transitioning his layers from an egg mobile to a daily move prairie schooner for precision manure management and predator protection. We go from pastures to silvopastures in progress to hillside pastures. Poultry can build soil really fast or destroy it really fast, which leads to a discussion about phosphorous. Spence tosses out a stackable enterprise to deal with excess phosphorous. How to reap the manure investment from your pasture? The conversation ends with fixed housing and some of the associated problems. Save the date for a May pastured poultry workshop in Arkansas.