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so we have been letting our chickens free range during the day for several weeks now. At night they (4 hens) are in their tractor. We want to go away for the weekend soon. We can't leave them out of the tractor for the weekend, but it feels so cruel to leave them locked up for a few days now. I...

We are happy with our chickens, about 8wks now, and they seem totally happy in their tractor. You know, the tractor that is supposed to have the benefit of working the soil because the chickens scratch and fertilize with their droppings. So what gives? I have never seen them scratch. Am I...

1) I am trying to show these 4 chicks their perch, but they don't seem to care for it, when do they generally start using the perch? 2) I have a lamp 125W (they are in a tractor outside) hanging and it is on most the time. If I turn it off they seem more active than when it is on. Perhaps this...

I am looking to buy 3-4 hens, preferably under a year, but old enough to be outside full time. Anyone have anything? Than

We are building an A frame style tractor, with 2 nest boxes, which my husband placed half way up the tractor against the back- about 2 ft off the ground. So..... where should we place the roost? If it needs to be higher than the nests, should we move the nests down? All thoughts on this appreciated!

There is an add on Cl for free kettle corn kernels. Is this a good thing? Should I snatch it up for free feed? Ok, I am totally ahead of myself because I don't have any chickens, but I know who I want to buy them from and expect my new tractor to be finished on Sat.! But if it is a good deal, I...

Hello! I seem to have the chicken bug! We don't have any yet, but we have been researching. We plan to just have a few hens, for laying and entertainment. I think this will be a great experience for my family. We have two kids ages 3 1/2 and 1 1/2. So far, our plans are to build a chicken...