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"I don't understand shooting wild animals. Why not scare them away, too?" I think there are probably ways to do this without shooting them too. For example, people often times keep a donkey or llama to protect their herd of sheep from coyotes. I believe the American Bulldog was originally bred...

I can understand shooting wild animals but I couldn't shoot a dog or cat for that matter. That's about as close to shooting a human as it gets. I could use a paintball gun or something like that to scare them away.

What about possums and raccoons? I would think a big enough rooster with spurs still on would be able to defend itself wouldn't it?

To protect the hens? I have heard of roosters able to defend against cats but dogs apparently are a whole nother story?

Is it easy to build or should I buy one? I'm average at building stuff if that helps.

For baby chicks?

I stay in Louisiana. Probably only going with 3 or 4 hens at first. Thinking Welsummers are a good breed to deal with the heat. I know this is the chicken coop thread but while I have your attention I might as well ask. Is it necessary to get chickens vaccinated when you order them?

I'm thinking about getting into the chicken raisin biz and was wondering what your thoughts are on just using a chicken tractor for the chickens permanent residence. They would be able to free range during daytime hours.