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I’m currently raising 12 Bantam chicks in small cage pen (4’x4’x2’) and plan on building a larger pen on wheels and on a trailer to pull around yard every 3-5 days to green grass to house them in, with a mini laying coop built within( 2 laying boxes, a tray with bark to sleep on as well as...

Hi, Anniefromarkansas,, I have 17 hens ( all variety of breeds) and 2 roos, all 10 months old,, the hens started laying sporadically@4 months then gradually picked up speed to 15 eggs a day for several weeks,then shorter days and freezing temps halted egg production, I sought advice, was told...

Anniefromarkansas, I'm confused, are water nipples better than cups? I chose water cups that refill automatically once empty by my girls drinking,, wanted them to have sufficient water supply always,, is this right or wrong assumption? Only con on cups is they do get dirty and also freeze 🤪 ...

⁰p⁰0ⁿ]0009 Hi Dobielover , We have 12 girls in 72 Square feet of a chicken tractor, 4' of nesting area made of wood w/ 5 boxes currently being used for laying..then 8'of scratch area. Then for the moment 3 in a tractor thats 40' square feet,, 3' feet nesting box with 5 boxes and 5' feet scratch...

Have a flock of mixed breeds in two portable tractors, 9 months old. Noticed a drop in egg production when shorter days hit in fall and we experienced some low temps (15°). We put heat lamps (white) in nesting areas at night for warmth. Started noticing pecking going on to draw blood..had to...

The girls were relentless , pecking for blood..

Have two roosters that we separated from their hens, put roosters into makeshift pen of cattlle panels of 4'x4'x3' tall and on grass near the chicken tractors with their gi r ls inside..does anyone know if they'll be happy separated and still live long life, or will this work against their...

have two chicken tractors , 2/3 is run covered with tarp for protection of sun/ rain, 1/3 is wood enclosed for egg laying and roosting..how best to insulate for cold wInter nights/days?

have two chicken tractors , 2/3 is run covered with tarp for protection of sun/ rain, 1/3 is wood enclosed for egg laying and roosting..how best to insulate gor cold w I nter nights/days?

Not sure if I agree with your comment about hens looking out for the roosters..they were relentless in pdcking

Yes one has feathered feet, one does not.

Then why were they picking him for blood fom blth feet!?

One does, one doesn't..

suddenly discovered this past weekend in both of our chicken tractors that our hens were pecking our roosters legs/feet to bloody red spots! Anyone know why this is happening? anniefromaarkansas

Hi everyone! I'm annie from Arkansas! I'm 73 yrs young and a newby in having laying hens..my flock is a mixed breed of Amercaunas, Buffs, Easter Eggers, Couchins, Rhode Island Reds, and Batams,,, plus two roosters separated between two chicken tractors and 5 in one tractor and twelve in other...