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:frow I'm planning to build a chicken tractor for 4 to 5 bantam orpingtons. What would be a good size? I have limited space in my garden (its 50 square meters total), and Id like a tractor/coop thats light enough to move around, so I cant have a very big one (The chickens will be in the tractor...

I have a small garden (30 or so square meters if I remember correctly), and Id really like to keep a couple of muscovy ducks (2 females). Is this possible? During daytime they will roam the garden, but what kind of shelter should I build for them for nighttime safety? How much space do they...

Im building a small tractor/portable coop thats approx. 4x4 feet wide/long and 3 feet tall (+ legs with wheels) and was wondering wether I should use 2x2 (or 48x48 mm as they are called here) or something bigger? The walls will be 12 mm thick OSB plywood

Ok so Im really having trouble figuring out how to make my chicken tractor. The chickens will arrive soon, and I have never built anything in my life so I need something EASY and fast! I'll be getting 4 or 5 bantam orpingtons and they will live in the tractor all summer. When it gets colder I'll...

Would a 4 foot fence keep a wingclipped bantam orpington in? What about a full sized orpington?

I'll be getting some chickens soon, either 3-4 full sized (orpington, maran, australorps or wyandotte) og 4-5 bantam ones, and Im not sure how big I should build the chicken tractor? The chickens will be in the tractor at night and when Im at work, the rest of the time they will free range in...

Im looking for a few chickens for my little garden, and just cant decide on breeds... There are way too many nice ones out there, and my garden is way too small and urban to keep them all D: I'd like to be self sufficient with eggs (the equivalent to 3 normal sized eggs a day would be...

This year Im trying my hand at both chicken keeping and gardening for the very first time, and currently Im looking for plants I can grow that are chicken friendly. My vegetables and herbs will be protected from the chickens by raised beds and nets/fences (the plan is to allow the chicken to...

Im guessing the vast majority of people here are from the US, but just out of curiosity; are there any Scandinavians too? :)

Sorry if this isnt the right forum for this, Im not quite sure where it belongs! Anyway, as I said in my introduction thread, I'm moving into a house with a garden thats roughly 460 square feet (if the google convert calculator is correct :P its somewhere inbetween 40 and 50 square meters...

Just thought I'd say hi! I'm new to the world of chickens, and to this forum Tomorrow I'll be moving into my first home with a garden, so I thought this would be an appropriate time to join this forum :) The garden is only a tiny one though (roughly 460 square feet), and the neighbours are...