Organinc Chickens

A workshop and consultancy with Satya Smith)

Introducing chickens into an organic garden has many benefits…

Composted manure, activated mulch, insect and weed management, eggs, great company!
This is one of the greatest opportunities to teach your children about life! They will learn - how to handle a chicken, that eggs come from chickens not cardboard boxes in a shop, the reward of eggs, how to nurture another creature, a sense of responsibility -

You might give them a periodically increasing job in chicken care as they grow older, perhaps bring in mathematics and business education as your children learn about business selling you the eggs that 'they grew' and as they do their sums on cost of food etc, price of eggs and discover how much 'profit' they can make - great for self-esteem building; and sometimes they learn other facts of life - chickens can escape / get killed by the neighbour's dog, run over by a passing car etc. opportunities of real-life experiences in a microcosm of life in your home yard.

Satya offers a “Chicken Consultancy”, which is crafted specifically to your organic garden layout, how to manage them effectively, resources required etc.

Topics are in the comprehensive list below.

For a do-it-yourself alternative www.citychicks.com.au can supply you with chickens (try before you buy), chicken houses etc.

‘Chickens in my Garden’ Workshop (and consultancy)

What are a hen's needs? Creating an environment for healthy chickens.

Chicken houses for healthy chickens.

‘Deep-litter” systems

Total free-range systems

Hybrid 'deep-litter' and 'free-range' systems

Keeping your chickens safe

Chook-house with Rotational Run systems - great for city organic gardens

Floppy fencing

what material?

Chicken Tractor Design

The Ultimate Urban Chicken Tractor

Predator-proofing

Chickens in the Vegetable Garden by Choice and Design

Encourage your chickens to do what they enjoy most - scratching, while they dig your garden for you

Chickens in the Orchard

how often?

the deep litter orchard

chicken-proof tree protectors

as part of rotational grazing

Children with Chickens as Pets

Training your Chickens

calling your chickens

drinkers (no soil in my water - please)

Chicken Food

Grains

Pellets

Live foods (and the food web)

Grit / eggshells

Greens - choices

Medicinal Greens

self-harvest

wetpot watering

Dealing with Slopes

making swales living swales shadecloth baffle boards

utilising slopes and chickens to your advantage

Rotational Grazing for healthy chickens

the seeds to plant according to the season

Keeping a Dustbath for healthy chickens

Broody chickens

how to take a chicken off the brood

Shade and Cool in Summer: a HEAT– STRESSED hen becomes a non-laying hen /a sick hen / a dead hen

Warmth and Sun in Winter

Rat-Prevention: or management

Satya holds “Keeping Backyard Chickens” workshops during school hours for Mum’s , for privately organized groups. Ask about our other courses and workshops

ph Satya on 0439 903 040 email organics@pacific.net.au