Start your free-range poultry journey with confidence. Free-Range Chicken Farming for Eggs & Meat is a complete beginner-friendly guide based on real small-farm systems around the world. Whether you want better eggs, healthier birds, or a profitable micro-enterprise, this book gives you practical steps you can use immediately.
Inside you’ll learn:
How to choose breeds for eggs, meat, climate, temperament & foraging ability
Mobile coops, day-range systems & pasture rotation made simple
Feeding, watering & seasonal care that keeps birds healthy year-round
Predators, fencing options & practical deterrents that actually work
Pasture design: grasses, legumes, shade, dust baths & mud-management
How to size your flock, plan batches & keep cash flow predictable
Disease prevention, sourcing stock & essential biosecurity habits
Record-keeping that improves decisions and boosts productivity
Clear, practical and globally adaptable, this guide gives smallholders, homesteaders and first-time poultry keepers everything they need to raise thriving free-range chickens.