Thank you both for the excellent replies. A permaculture design consultant warned me about heavy metal toxins in different household soaps and makeup which could find their way into the food system. Is this a concern of yours?
Greetings my fine feathered friends,
Shawn McCarty with Chickabee Farm in Ontario, Canada has an ingenious rotational pasture system over his septic system. It is perfectly legal in his area. I am wondering what your thoughts were on this. I had a permaculture designer tell me this was not a...
Happy Holidays To All,
I would like to completely remove some bermuda grass from some areas of my yard so that I can make some vegetable gardens. Will running chicken tractors over the area completely remove all bermuda grass and seeds from the area?
Thank you,
JB
Hey Ho Chicken Juggler,
Thank you for the expert advice.
I live in Central North Carolina, zip code 27244.
It gets into the nineties in the summer and down into the teens in the winter. We have a decent amount of rain annually. With a little on the high side of humidity.
I cleared out a...
Thank you so much for the wonderful advice. Here is a youtube video of a chicken tractor that is identical to mine except mine is about 30 feet long.
So if I keep the tractor in one place permanently with 6 - birds in it do I add straw to the ground area every other day or so in order to keep...
Hello,
I am developing a 1/4 acre wooded lot into a forage area for chickens.
It's taking longer than I had anticipated and my wife is anxious to get some chickens.
Would it be safe and clean to buy 6 - average size chickens like the 'red sex links' and keep them in my chicken tractor which is...
Hi Folks,
Jim here in Elon, North Carolina.
So I ordered some grass seed last spring but was delayed in planting it because the area was not ready yet. I would like to plant it this fall but fear that may not be possible due to the possible lack of nutrients in the soil. I cleared out a 1/4...
Hi Primo,
I looked at the hardware cloth and the woven wire and you are right they are not cheap. I was wondering which one of these two would best contain a couple of miniature pigs?
I just cleared a 1/4 acre wooded lot and was thinking of letting a couple of pigs spend a few months in it in...
These are some good suggestions. I am now armed with lots of info to tread lightly at the 'big box' stores for the ultimate solution. I think I will start at Tractor Supply and go from there.
Take Care.
Jim
Greetings All,
Hope this Memorial Day weekend finds you well.
Can someone please suggest a strong permanent fence for my new run? I tried the Premier 1 poultry netting but there are too many trees surrounding the run area. I was thinking of something more durable than chicken wire. I used...
Hi Jack,
You have a really nice setup. It's nice to see chickens with plenty of room and green grass to eat.
How do you keep the airborne predators out?
What is the size of your run?
How many chickens do you keep in there?
Do you have issues with them overworking an area?
Great work!!!
That's awesome.How many chickens do you have on this 40 x 40 run? I just sent groworganic.com an email asking them if their product will regrow every year or not. I do not plan to let the chickens overgraze on any one plot. I plan to create 3 - separate 50 x 50 grazing plots. I would like to...