1. Through sustained agricultural food production using ducks, fish, and crops this experiment sets out to be a means to love the poor. A system was built where ducks, fish, and crops could feed off each other's wastes. The plants and ducks grew well but there was not enough oxygen for the fish.
  2. Poultry are the most benign of farm stock; easy to manage, resilient and relatively productive under the most varied conditions. Anyone with a small patch of land can keep poultry for their eggs and meat, and for breeding. There are few greater pleasures than keeping a flock of hens and feeding...
  3. A couple working six months per year for 50 hours per week on 20 acres can net $25,000-$30,000 per year with an investment equivalent to the price of one new medium-sized tractor. Seldom has agriculture held out such a plum. In a day when main-line farm experts predict the continued demise of the...
  4. A chocadeira está aquecida por uma lâmpada incandescente elétrica regular, colocada debaixo da chocadeira, chăo. Dependendo da elevaçăo de temperatura requereram, a potęncia em watts da lâmpada incandescente tenha que ser escolhida através de experimentaçăo. O chăo de metal e telhado previnem...
  5. 19/01/1990 As aves de capoeira constituem uma fonte inevitável de proteína animal de alto valor biológico e podem ser criadas sob condições de alimentação e recursos de habitação limitados. As galinhas são “conversores de resíduos”: ao digerirem “convertem” os resíduos, base da fonte alimentar, em proteína...
  6. 01/01/1985 As aves de capoeira desempenham um papel importante na maioria dos países en desenvolvimento, visto que contribuem para o sustento dos pequenos produtores rurais que criam galinhas a nível da comunidade. São vários os manuais que fornecem uma informação geral sobre a criação de galinhas, tal como...
  7. Approximately 40 breeds of chicken discussed in this chart including: Ameraucana Ancona Andalusian Appenzeller Araucana Aseel Australorp or Black Australorp
  8. The period from hatching until the chickens no longer require supplementary heat is called the ‘brooding period’ and usually lasts for 3–6 weeks, depending on seasonal temperatures and the type of housing. Chickens need supplementary heat when they hatch, because they are unable to maintain their...