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The
Casey Farm
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Casey Farm is an historic property owned by Historic
New England and operated by farm manager, Patrick McNiff.
The farm is located in Saunderstown, RI and is a resource
for information on raising and marketing pastured poultry
- layers and broilers. |
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Pastured
poultry: layers and broilers
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Layer
hens are fenced around moveable coops with poultry
electranet fencing.
Two
164 ft. rolls of fencing are using to surround the
coops (creating approximately
6,700 sq. ft. or 0.15 acre area.) |
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The
layer hens are moved approximately once per month. |
Solar
panels are used to power some of the electric fences
on the farm.
 
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Pastured
poultry: broilers
80
- 90 broilers are raised in 9 ft. by 13 ft. moveable
pens. The pens are moved one to two times per day.
The
frequent moves encourage more grazing and less grain
consumption, which helps to regulate weight gain. |
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broilers
follow cattle (from The
Watson Farm) that are grazed on the pastures. This
helps to control fly larva, parasites and to scatter
the cattle manure - serving as a form of biological
pest control. |
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Meat processing and marketing
The
Casey Farm Manager owns and operates a mobile poultry processing
unit and markets pastured broilers. The poultry is available
through local farmers markets including one that is
held at the
Casey
Farm. Also available are other locally
grown products including eggs, pork, grassfed beef and
wool blankets.
For more information about poultry processing contact
Patrick McNiff, (401) 295-1030.
For
more information about pastured poultry
The
American Pastured Poultry Producers Association
Joel
Salatin - Polyface
Farm - nationally known producer of pastured poultry
and other livestock. Look for publications and resources
on the farm website.
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