Recent content by heather576

I've been browsing coop designs online prepping for our first ever 26 chicks coming in a month... and really like the looks of this one. http://www.farmnyard.com/Extended-Lrg-Capecodder-15-30-birds-EXTlrgCPCDR.htm There's no way we can spend two grand on it though! If you know of some similar...

Oh, they would have a pasture shelter, I just wonder which would be more cost effective; fence + shelter, or 2 tractors - probably the pvc plans tractors like the ones jaku just made. I don't see how to add roosts to those, though.

....for the summer and fall, will they get along when they move into a coop w/run for the winter, or will it be hard to re-establish "pecking order?" I'm trying to plan for housing the 27 chickies we have coming the end of June, and it seems the largest practical tractors only hold about 12-14...

Here's a link to the craigslist post (broken, just take out the spaces) http://boston.craigslist.org /bmw/for/1696588344.html So you can put wire across the bottom of a chicken run, and it doesn't impede their scratching? I was already planning to put hardcloth or something similar around the...

I found a 6' high x 6' wide x 10' long dog run on my local Craigslist for $50, that I'm thinking of turning into a chicken "tractor" for the 27 birds we have coming in June. Tell me whether this is a practical idea, please! The run is made of regular metal fencing and metal pipes, so it could...

Quote: A grain of salt - and maybe a little bbq sauce? Sorry, couldn't resist!

Thanks for the warm welcome, y'all! I was pleasantly surprised to see so many replies:D Have a great day!

Hi, I've been browsing the forums for the last several days, and decided it was time to officially join BYC I've been a wishful someday chicken and rabbit farmer for a couple of years, lol, reading books and dreaming, and finally my dh and I decided to take the plunge and order some chicks...