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15 Chicken Pen


Two breeds of chicken – the Rhode Island Red and the Belgian Campine - cohabit, with the Campine rooster dominating the scene. The pen is run on a deep litter system with garden waste and mulch delivered at the top so that the chickens scratch it and manure it before it arrives at the bottom.



Chanticleer (right) and Charlotte Plenty of greens from the gardens ensure bright yellow yolks.

Michel feeding the chooks before collecting their eggs. Rhode Island Reds produce brown eggs, Campine white.






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