Stefan Enzian

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Hi,
I recently was at an Sepp Holzer excursion and one thing that he casually mentioned struck me as especially interesting: he has a combined chicken coop & pigpen, where the pigs guard the chicken so no predatory animal dares to enter to get one of the chickens. This saves work as he dosen“t need to open and close the coop every morning and evening.

Does anyone has experience with this kind of setup? Does it really work this way?

Thanks!
Stefan
15 years ago

Chelle Lewis wrote:
But I bet by now he knows what they choose to forage and why. Would love to hear any tips anyone has picked up.



Sepp writes in one of his books that he observed that cows with gastritic and intesinal parasites ate lupins, Monk's-hood (Aconitum), Male-Fern (Dryopteris filix-mas), Buttercup (Ranunculus) and even poisonous mushrooms.

Generally he says that a plentiful mix of plants (including poisonous) available to his animals is important to let them choose when and what to eat to medicate themselves - so he can spare visits from the veterinarian

Stefan


15 years ago