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    Just starting out

    See if you have a meetup group for BYC. I am new too. My 3 girls just started laying eggs. In St Louis we have a meetup group that has been very helpful helping me through my first winter.
  2. Golf cart axel and wheels

    Golf cart axel and wheels

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    Hal's chicken tractor

    All panels are removable for easy maintenance and cleaning. There is a plastic grid with throw away aluminum pans under the roosting area. When it gets cold the upper roosting and nesting area is enclosed with translucent plastic panels. I designed the CT for 4 hens. The lower area is 4 feet X...
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    My chicken adventure begins with losing my front yard.

    Thank you.
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    Free Ranging Chickens

    I have 4 girls who have lived in their chicken tractor
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    My chicken adventure begins with losing my front yard.

    Thanks I first used welded wire then found out raccoons could reach through that's when I added a layer of poultry mesh a boards width away.
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    My chicken adventure begins with losing my front yard.

    Thank you.
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    My chicken adventure begins with losing my front yard.

    Thank you.
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    My chicken adventure begins with losing my front yard.

    Thank you. I built the chicken tractor on the rear axel and wheels from a golf cart. I can easily raise the frame 8 inches off the ground with a six part line for moving it to a new tract of land. I love your beautiful birds saying Hi to me.
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    My chicken adventure begins with losing my front yard.

    Hi and thank you. I lived in Marquette for Few years. I worked on the Presque Isle power station. I loved the UP. You're right I did not start this BYC experience to save money on eggs. I am looking forward to the fresh aspect but am enjoying the added dimension the girls give to the property...
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    My chicken adventure begins with losing my front yard.

    When I chose to enter the backyard chicken experience I filed for a permit as required in Webster Groves, Missouri. A requirement of the permit application is to show the coop to scale on the property. This is when I discovered my fenced in backyard and front yard were actually side yards and...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

  13. I use through away roasting pans to collect litter under the roosting area. Not shown is a plastic grid to cover the litter pans.

    I use through away roasting pans to collect litter under the roosting area. Not shown is a plastic grid to cover the litter pans.

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  14. This is a front view of the CT with both side doors of the house open.

    This is a front view of the CT with both side doors of the house open.

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  15. I put the girls downstairs and close the door in the floor of the house for cleaning the house.

    I put the girls downstairs and close the door in the floor of the house for cleaning the house.

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