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I have a small set-up-- four hens and a chicken tractor-- and last fall, someone started eating eggs. So I built a roll-out nest box... the floor slopes from 3 1/2" high in front, 18" deep total, with about a 12"x12" area for the hens to lay in and the remaing 6" of roll-out space in the back...

We have our 3 hens in a chicken tractor, so there's really no option for a permanent dust bath. I have some sand in a flat horse feed pan (about 18" in diameter, maybe 5-6" deep) that I put in with them every couple of days.

I live in Swatara Township, and our zoning doesn't prohibit chickens specifically, but it does prohibit any livestock "larger than the average dog." It also prohibits any animal (chickens specifically mentioned) from running at large on public or neighbor's properties, as well as the general...

I recently finished building a chicken tractor and brought home 3 established layers from my dad's Arucana/Delaware/cornish cross stock. His hens don't free-range, but they have a pretty large (15'x15') "flight pen" in which to roam around, and he throws in grass clippings/scraps/etc. on a...

Hi! This is my very first post, so delighted that I stumbled upon this thread-- I had a week to myself while farm-sitting at my parents' place last week, so I built a chicken tractor and "stole" 3 of my dad's hens. While I have been the "helper" for various building projects ever since I was...