4 X 8 By 5 Feet Tall Mobile Chicken tractor for Broiler Chickens With a 5 gallon gravity fed waterer using 360° Superflow Nipples Gravity fed PVC feeder Wheel design taken from "Hen Hideout" chicken tractor (thanks!) --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V602pk1ETn0&feature=youtu.be read more
Describe 'Henry's Hens' here This is a total copy of Coop de la Ville's coop, I loved it so much I gave a picture to our builders and they did a great job ! With just a few modifications. Our run and coop are both smaller, and the coop is inside the run instead of attached. We have pails of flowers hanging instead of window boxes. The girls love their new home ! read more
So our town voted against having chickens because the animal shelter cannot accommodate a chicken. The shelter can handle pit bulls, feral animals, snakes, but God forbid a rogue chicken. Rather than deal with fighting city hall idiots, we built an ultra-stealthy coop we like to call the "Cheep-Easy". The beauty of this coop is threefold: CHEAP - total cost of closet door runner, two pieces of plywood,several trellis(we already had the dog run) and some hardware cloth. FUN - indoor viewing window! STEALTHY - you cannot see anything from... read more
After a lot of research on chickens it was time to take the plunge. First we needed to buy or build a brooder. Using all scraps pieces of lumber we were able to create something that works perfectly. The brooder has an internal floor space of 2 feet wide by 3 feet deep by 2 feet tall. It is a simple box design with a wood panel used for the floor under the pine pellets. The side panels are left over pegboard and as they get older I will create a wire lid to keep them inside. We used an old broom handle to be our lamp holder allowing us to raise or lower as needed.... read more
I looked on BYC and never really found what I had in mind so, we designed it on our own. The Palace here at G&B Farms; Home of The Fabulous Chicks is a 12x24 building with 3 individual pens inside. Our coop has an A-Frame roof, with 7 windows each are trimmed. A 2 1/2 foot hallway/storage area. T1-11 siding which will be painted barn red, as soon as the weather permits. Each pen has a run of 8x24x6' Each run will have a gate for accessing and allow for free ranging time. We dug our trench and added Hardware cloth to deter predators. Each pop door has a ramp that... read more
Our coop was made from recycled and repurposed materials such as cabinets, pallets, and wood donated by a local hardware that was delivered in imperfect condition. We also incorporated many other cost cutting measures. The things that were purchased new include: 1- 3 combination locks; $3.00 at Dollar Tree 1- 8'X4' piece of OSB on clearance $5.00 at Menards 3- hinge locking sets $6.00 at Big Lots 1 roll of 25'x48"... read more
I built this coop using an old end table. I had to move my pullet polish from the main coop. The grown hens, thought her feather hat was food.. This inspired me to make a mini coop. Pretty simple design, I trimmed the legs of the table and boxed in around the top and center shelf. Added a larger board for the top and give it all a coat of paint.. It's simple and small just like my little Minnie Pearl... I'm all about recycling things that I already have.. This is a great example of that.. read more
The Plans.... we salvaged what wood we could from part of the old fence we replaced the weekend before DAY 1 Cementing and Leveling Found these windows out for the trash down the road. Might be useful! Day 2 Framing Day 3 Ventilation and Flooring Simple hinged Window will do just fine! Need as much airflow as possible, it gets hot in florida! Day 4 Paneling and Wire protection old fencing for the panels, check out the nice new fence directly behind! you can kind of see how we dug the protective wire in to... read more
Recently moved back to Oregon from Alaska. Me and my wife wanted a little ranch for her horses. We figured while we now had property we might as well have a few more friends. We knew chickens were great for many things. Breaking down the horse poop, composting material, taking care of bugs, and much more. What we didn't realize is how great the eggs are, and mostly of how entertaining they are.. We were completely new to chickens so I did a lot of reading and looking and reading some more. A lot of research was done on here, and BYC was where I got most of my info... read more
NO STRAIN Hot water EASY Fermented Feed Method HOT WATER NO STRAIN FF VIDEO I will add that DH wasn't happy about helping me to video and I also grabbed the first audio on the youtube list! And DH made me take out the comment about why I don't use whole grains, you know that whole ever eat corn and see what comes back out? LMAO! WHAT YOU NEED: 5 Gal bucket Hot water Feed (mash, crumbles or pellets) ACV with Mother something to stir with Cheesecloth, towel or nylons to cover bucket with REMEMBER this is the HOT WATER,... read more
