As most of you know, chicken is on everyone's menu. Sometimes i think the local predators are letting me fatten up my hens for the winter when prey is scarce. A couple years ago, when i let my 6 hens free range around the backyard, a raccoon got into the coop one evening before i locked them up...
A couple years ago i set out to build a heavy duty chicken tractor out of as much reclaimed material as possible. I borrowed some ideas from the internet and patched together a heavy duty tractor, emphasis on "heavy". I just posted a vid on YouTube if you want to check it out. Just search...
I'd do some research before feeding the hens the carrot greens. I've heard they are "poisonous" to some animals. I may be totally off here, but its something i picked up along the way.
Hi,
i'm a new member, but have used information posted on backyard chickens for a couple years. Thanks for all ya'll do. I have a chicken tractor i built custom with (6) relatively new pullets i bought from a neighbor. My last group of hens was decimated by a raccoon attack in the evening before...