Coop vs large OverEZ w/wheels vs Chicken Tractor

[farmland1]

New to chickens.
Live on a large farm in NJ. We do get some snow in the winter.
Known predators in area: Fox, hawk, coyote, racoon, skunk, ground hog, rats, owls, possum.
Fox and hawk are the biggest problems.

Need to buy coop for 5 Wyandotte chickens (8 weeks old) and possibly 8 guinea (if they will get along together) asap!

Would you recommend an in place larger coop (12x5) and large OverEZ coop or a chicken tractor.

I'd love to let them free range but I hear the hawks will be a problem.

If we buy an OverEZ coop then we would buy the wheels too. But I'm not sure of what portable fencing I would get for a run.

Is there a chicken tractor you recommend? Someone recommended Egg Cart n' Classic and putting a portable electric fence around it. Would it be warm enough for winter? https://eggcartn.com/the-chalet/

If we do an in place coop, I'd love to try the deep litter method.

 

[DobieLover]

My preference is and always will be a walk-in style coop. Have you considered converting an old shed into a coop? It reduces a lot of the work.
I fenced off about a 1/3 acre of property with electrified poultry netting. There is a lot of good cover from aerial predators in the pen and I've only lost one bird in over 5.5 years.

 

[aart]

Go bigger and walk in.

in NJ

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[farmland1]

My preference is and always will be a walk-in style coop. Have you considered converting an old shed into a coop? It reduces a lot of the work.
I fenced off about a 1/3 acre of property with electrified poultry netting. There is a lot of good cover from aerial predators in the pen and I've only lost one bird in over 5.5 years.

We don't have any only shed to use and I haven't found one used for sale. I did find this chicken coop today. Its a walk-in and 12x5. Think that is big enough? Maybe some extra ventilation should be added at the top? This is the best I have found for the price.

What electrified poultry netting do you use? What is the good cover you have from aerial predators?

 

[farmland1]

Go bigger and walk in.


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