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I have 20 hens- ISA browns, barred rocks, Americanas & Easter eggers. 2 runs, one being a hoop coop. Spoil them with crumbles, treat mix of sunflower seeds, oats & corn that I sprout, and most recently a little black soldier fly larvae. In Georgia getting about 9-10 eggs a day. Try to let them...

Does changing from TSC Producer's Pride feed to name brand like Dumor really effect egg production. I'm skeptical of youtubers who post & claim of doubling egg production after switching. I'l like to hear testimony from others since molting & weather/temps also have effect on egg laying. My...

My son just noticed a growth on the side of our ISA brown’s head. She is > 6 mos old, is laying and acting normal.

I built my first tractor this year (4x8’). I had wanted to have just 1 large tractor but had to go with several smaller because the weight and uneven ground. Also still trying to come up with best skirt to prevent digging predators. I made my next tractor slightly smaller and tried to make it...

Does anyone have experience using dog fence (2x4 holes) skirts around their chicken tractor? I’ve just made 4 chicken tractors and need to add predictor guards. I live in Georgia. I am considering making foldable dog fence skirts that I saw on Aart’s post. I could imagine a raccoon digging and...

Thank you for the welcome greetings and advice! I’m going to start with hardware cloth skirts as I already have some leftover but will look into the hot wire. As I am making chicken tractors I would have figure how to work around the wheel levers that are on each side and how to daisy chain the...

Thank you all for your advice. Since it’s for a chicken tractor I won’t be able to cover it with topsoil. I’m going to make some skirts that are a little over a foot wide as I already have leftover hardware cloth that width. I’ll post if anything happens. Again, thank you!

I would like to know the minimum width that would work for a hardware cloth skirt to put around a chicken tractor. Most recommend 2 feet but I have some leftover hardware cloth that’s a little over a foot wide and I’m trying to keep the cost down as well as keeping it portable since it’s for a...

This is my 2nd year raising chickens. We lost most of our first flock to predators, a hard lesson on free range. We now have 19 new chicks, mostly ISA browns and sapphires, plus a surviving Wyandotte and Khaki duck from last year. I am building chicken tractors this year hoping to be spared from...