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Sustainable Pastured
Poultry
Would you like to
produce quality
chickens and turkeys
that sell out even
before you raise
them? Experienced or
beginner,
commercial-scale or
backyard growers
will learn how to
raise top-quality
meat and egg-laying
poultry on pasture,
without polluting
your farm or
alienating your
neighbors. Learn
from modern-day
masters in poultry
nutrition and
health, breed
selection, hatching,
brooding, raising on
range, breeding for
success, processing,
value adding and
marketing.
Conventional as well
as Heritage poultry
will be covered,
including how we got
them and how they
can be part of your
future. An
opportunity not to
be missed!
Thursday February
4th
9:00-9:15am
Welcome and
Introductions
9:15-10:15am
Poultry Health
and Nutrition
Jeff Mattocks, The
Fertrell Company
Raise healthy birds
from hatch to table.
You’ll receive
expert advice on
nutrition, feed,
supplements and how
to nip disease
problems in the bud,
or avoid them
altogether.
10:15-11:15am
Pastured Meat
Chicken Production
Daniel Salatin,
Polyface Farm
Learn the Salatin
method of pasturing
chickens - why
raising outdoors is
healthier for
farmers, eaters and
the birds, while
keeping neighbors
happy too. Daniel
will cover raising
meat birds from
start to finish, and
how a small
investment can
become a thriving
business.
11:15-11:30am
Break
11:30am-12:30pm
Poultry
Butchering Methods
and Equipment
Eli Reiff, Poultry
Man LLC
Ever plucked a
chicken the old
fashioned way? Eli
comes to the rescue,
with the lowdown on
poultry equipment,
including mobile
units farmers can
share. Learn how to
process your own
birds for home use
or sale and
understand how to
satisfy regulations
while still making a
profit.
12:30-1:30pm
Lunch
1:30-2:30pm
Why
Choose Heritage
Poultry Breeds
Bill and Dayna
Yockey, Townline
Farm
Poultry Reserve
Why are Heritage
chickens and turkeys
essential to the
future of the
poultry industry?
Bill and Dayna will
discuss how to hatch
your own eggs, raise
heritage laying hens
and turkeys on
range, select
breeds, and find
sources for Heritage
chicks and poults.
2:30-2:40pm
Break
2:45-4:30pm
Bringing Back
Heritage Birds & How
They Became
Endangered
Frank Reese, Reese
Poultry Farm/Good
Shepherd Turkey
Ranch
Dr. Edward Buss,
Retired Penn State
Poultry Geneticist
How did we get from
Heritage to factory
birds? How can you
incorporate Heritage
poultry into your
system without
endangering your
current markets?
Learn how to
selectively breed,
or find high quality
egg birds and
profitable Heritage
meat turkeys and
chickens that
achieve marketable
sizes and beat the
competition on
health, vigor and
flavor.
4:30-5:00pm
Marketing Panel
Daniel Salatin,
Polyface Farm
Bill and Dayna
Yockey, Townline
Farm Poultry Reserve
Frank Reese, Reese
Poultry Farm/Good
Shepherd Turkey
Ranch
Large or small
scale, learn from
experienced poultry
farmers how to
market your birds,
including value
adding. Come with
questions! |
