We raised ducks this year for the first time. We trialed 2 different duck breeds; the Jumbo Pekin duck and the Grimaud Hybrid Pekin duck. This report also talks about what we learned along the way, as we augmented our pastured poultry operation to include raising ducks on pasture. Click on the link to read the […]
2nd Feed Trial : Soy vs. Soy-free
Last summer (2017) we trialed standard organic soy feed vs. standard organic soy-free vs. ‘new’ Fertrell soy-free blend. The soy-free chickens, both the standard organic soy-free, and the ‘new’ Fertrell soy-free blend were pretty disappointing. You can read more about that 2017 trial. So we did it again. This time with just two different types […]
Feed Trial : Soy vs. Soy-free
Part of the set-up we have at Fertrell (the company who’s land we’re renting) is that they’re interested is running various trials on their products, to show how they improve performance. Every farmer should be running side-by-side, small scale trials on their own farms, to compare how different equipment, breeds, feeds, minerals/additives, animal spacing, (you […]