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One of today's most profitable small-farm enterprises is pastured poultry, such as free-range chickens and eggs. Clean conditions and a more natural diet produce extra-tasty birds and eggs that can be sold direct to consumers for a premium price. Portable coops give birds continuous access to fresh pasture, and avoid the typical bare wasteland surrounding stationary poultry houses.

by Wilma Keppel

Summary: proper pen design makes the difference between pastured poultry failure and success.

One of today's most profitable small-farm enterprises is pastured poultry. Clean conditions and a more natural diet produce extra-tasty birds and eggs that can be sold direct to consumers for a premium price. Inspired by Andy Lee's book Chicken Tractor and Joel Salatin's Pastured Poultry Profits, producers across the country are raising broilers in portable open-bottomed pens that get moved to fresh pasture daily.