Pastured Egg Layers — FarmPal
Mobile housing that moves to fresh pasture, often following grazing animals to scratch through manure and eat fly larvae.
Species Involved
Laying hens (various breeds)
Key Principles
- •Shelter moves every 1-7 days
- •Birds range freely during day, locked in at night
- •Follow 2-4 days behind cattle for maximum benefit
- •Year-round production requires winter management
- •Electric netting provides predator protection
Infrastructure
Eggmobile or portable coop on wheels/skids
Portable electric netting (164 ft sections)
Solar energizer for portable fence
Portable nest boxes and roosts
Portable feeders and waterers