A NEW SUPER LOW-COST PASTURED BROILER MODEL S4 ● E95

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Richard Perkins is a globally recognised leader in the field of Regenerative Agriculture and is the owner of Europe’s foremost example, Ridgedale Farm, Sweden. He is the author of the widely acclaimed manual Regenerative Agriculture, regarded as one of the most comprehensive books in the literature, as well as Ridgedale Farm Builds and Farm,Fish,Hunt,Pick,Bake.

His approach to no-dig market gardening and pastured poultry, as well as his integration of Holistic Management, Keyline Design and Farm-Scale Permaculture in profitable small-scale farming has influenced a whole new generation of farmers across the globe. Garnering more than 16 million views on his blog, and teaching thousands globally through his live training at the farm and online, Richard continues to inspire farmers all over the globe with his pragmatic no-nonsense approach to profitable system design.

[heatherwatson]

If you add guttering to the shelters you will be able to direct rain water to the tanks on the pens

[farmergirlofchickens]

String trimmer line keeps hawks from swooping down. String across aerially in a random pattern. They can't navigate the lines to fly in.

[thelorax]

Great design. We have tried something similar, initially damaging a few of the pens in high wind gusts, mostly in the spring/fall. We now use 2 metal stakes per coop that move daily which seem to work in all 'normal' wind conditions. Adds a bit of time to daily chores, but keeps them firmly grounded.

[ZayneTaber]

We have been experimenting with different structures on open pasture with electric netting for about a year now. We have broilers and egg layers on pasture. We have had a couple problems with wind picking up our structures and breaking them upon impact. We have now built a lower structure that is 2 ft high but open on the sides. So far so good. The lower structure also has had a better success rate against hawks. Thanks for your work.

[Jeremymidgley]

It would be good to see a video of moving the chickens and infrastructure - great stuff Richard !

[jeshurunfarm]

You have so much content, so I'll have plenty to keep me busy while I hide from the midday sun.
Respect from Africa 🇿🇦

[friedel]

How about naming the pens 'Starship H'enterprise?'

[ledonnek]

Well done Richard, I am interested in seeing how you move these in a future video...

[edsdesa]

I've just recently discovered the Ridgedale videos and wish to congratulate you for all the sharing...
I am in Brazil, planning a permaculture farm in Portugal, thanks to a model farm in Sweden. Some latitude span!
As for the new farm gadjet, i'd just call it 'TROILER'.

[CKelly-ilsj]

It will be interesting to see how you move them each day. Also curious how they stay in place during higher winds. My earlier suggestion to name them is "Chick Chalet", because from a distance they look like little chalets on the hillside. Very pastoral.

[michaellohre]

The birds will probably forage more but that breed will mainly just lay around 90 percent of the time. I really think you need to move to a freedom ranger or "in between" breed that when you butcher them you will actually see lots of grass and forage in the gizzard and make USE of this brilliant extra space to roam. I know why you raise Cornish Cross but they are not a very good pasture bird. It might be worth the extra two weeks it takes to finish out a different breed to make full use of this mobile system and improve the quality of your meat.

[jeffrobey]

As I suggested in the first video, I think "Roller Broiler's or RB's would be a good name for them since they roll on the ground and it's a short easy name to refer to them as. They look good. I hope they work out for you Richard. Always enjoy the video's. Thank you for taking the time to make them. I always learn something from them.

[jfourie]

It looks great Richard! We are starting the same thing in south africa! Can you please share the size of your cages?

[StoneHedgeAcres]

I like what you have done here. On my tiny tiny scale of first time 6 birds i used the premium one poultry net and found it to be fantastic. Last year without the electric fence I lost all my birds to predators....

[jeremyhula]

RICHARD PERKINS... Please put all your stuff together in playlists.

[DARKLYLIT]

Nice, light system. Looks great, but I'd add some vertical supports along the center of the roof if you want it to withstand snow loads. Even a couple per "truss", either vertically or diagonally to the "bottom" center of the "truss" horizontal( to create a "yolk"...no pun intended) would go a long way to support a snow load. Keep up the great work. Very inspiring. Cheers!
PS: A good test would be: if a grown man can lay down, spread out on each side of the roof, without it collapsing, that would be similar to a snow load. If it won't support a person, it likely won't support a snow load, especially a wet snow.

[HomesteadingFamily]

Great iteration Richard. We have very uneven ground and the standard Salatin model does not work for us. I have wondered about something on wheels for awhile and it seems you may have nailed it! Thanks for sharing your innovation.

[nicolarowe]

Hi Richard, I know this video is from 5 years ago. Did you decide these were better than the Joel Salatin ones in the end? Thanks for all your videos, they’re so great.

[lavelocita]

These look great, going to have a go at building one this weekend. Thanks!

[BenevolentXMachine]

Ridgedale Rolling Gazebos. Mobile Gazebos, mobile respite shelters, mobile relief structures (MRS). Keep up the great work!