ACT

1. LIVESTOCK ANALYSIS

Characteristics

Needs

1. LIVESTOCK'S

NEEDS ANALYSIS

Products

2. FEED WALL FUNCTIONS ANALYSIS

A system is most resilient when it fulfills as many functions as possible.

Bill Mollison

Permaculture

2. FEED WALL FUNCTIONS ANALYSIS

Erosion

Windbreak

N sequestration

Carbon sequestration

Shade

Feed

Hydrology

3. LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS (LESA)

Geomorphology

Elevation

3. LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS

Human land use

Soil type

Flora & fauna

4. SUITABLE PLANT SPECIES

Characteristics

Abiotic preferences

Climate zone

Shade tolerance

Moisture

Soil preference

pH tolerance

Deciduous

Evergreen

Annual/perennial

Shape

4. SUITABLE PLANT SPECIES

Feeding value

Flowering period

Toxicity for chickens

1. PLACEMENT

Energy planning

1. PLACEMENT

Sector planning

Wind direction

Natural energy sources

Roaming distance

20-50 m for chickens

Japanese silverberry

2. FIRST OUTLINE OF THE WALL

Triangular shape

Edges

2. FIRST OUTLINE OF THE WALL

Common linden

Pioneer species

Plant stacking

White willow

Grey alder

European beech

3. ADAPTING TO THE SECTOR PLANNING

Shelter

Fast-growing shrubs

3. ADAPTING TO

THE SECTOR PLANNING

Windbreak

Wind-resistant species

Siberian peashrub

Soil improvement

N- fixation and tough roots

Scotch broom

Elder

4. INCREASING CHICKEN WELFARE

Minimise negative abiotic influences

4. INCREASING CHICKEN WELFARE

Feed

Protection from predators, wind and sun

Common Hazel

Withstand trampling

Juneberry

Wild pansy

5. STIMULATING BIODIVERSITY

Chamomile

Chicken health benefits

5. STIMULATING BIODIVERSITY

Pollinators

Wormwood

"Islands" of herbs

Elephant grass

Oregano