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  1. hillyardfarmer

    I need a Chicken whisperer!

    So.... we had two happy hens that were best buds. A raccoon (I think) ate parts of one. she died. Alberta, the survivor, has PTSD and is acting very strange. She stopped roosting in her tractor. I believe the raccoon killed the one he while she was roosting while Alberta was laying. I...
  2. hillyardfarmer

    Roost in coop.

    I have an outside roost and a roost in the coop. They have both layed eggs in their nest. However, at night they choose to roost outside rather than inside. It has been getting down to the upper 40's. Should I look at repositioning inside roost or just let them be chickens?
  3. hillyardfarmer

    Newbi questions

    So I had chicks when I was a kid livingin the country. Now, a city dweller, made a simple tractor. I just want two chickens and built a 4 x 8 tractor with a 4 x 1.5 coop. Do I need a roost in the coop? There is one in the tractor part. Do I need a place for them to take dust baths? The...
  4. hillyardfarmer

    Hello all!

    Just putting finishing touches on my first tractor. I did a good job on the wood structure but the fence looks terrible. Functional though. I had chicks as a kid and 20 something years latter I get to have them again. I live in the city and have a little garden as well. Looking forward to...
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