How do you follow cows with chickens in rotational grazing?

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My husband and I have set up a high intensity rotational grazing system for cattle under a circle irrigation pivot. I have been toying with the idea of following the cattle with chickens. I know you can build a portable chicken tractor that can move to each cell after the cattle have moved on. Has anyone done this? I am trying to figure out how to effectively protect the birds from predators. Also, would you use birds for meat or could you have layers? Any advice or ideas?

-- AmyJ in SE TX (akajacobs@aol.com), March 25, 2002

Answers

Amy, I'd recommend that you read Joel Salatin's books You can Farm and Pastured Poultry Profits. They cover this in detail.

-- Murray in ME (lkdmfarm@megalink.net), March 25, 2002.

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