cornish x tractor space question

[sesa]

I've got 22 cornish x, I only planned on raising 12 but that is another story, anyway I've got a 6x10 tractor that I'm hoping will contain them all until they are 8 weeks old or so, what do you think will it be enough space or not?

 

[steveo]

I think that should be plenty of space. I have 25 in my 10' x 10' tractor and jaku has like 50 in his 10'x10' tractor.

 

[quercus21]

I have anywhere between 25 - 30 birds in a 6' x 11' tractor with no problems. I move it everyday when I take their feed away. Fresh grass to eat.

 

[bigredfeather]

I have 30 in my 6'x10' tractor. I am going to process some at 7 weeks and the rest at 8 or 9 weeks. I think removing some at 7 weeks will make it so I don't have an overcrowding issue at the end.

 

[jaku]

Yup, plenty of space. My 52 have plenty of room in the 10x10, and in my last tractor, which was 6x10, 25 had plenty of room.

 

[Peruvian]

I think industry standards are about 1/2 sq. ft per bird. Therefore 2-3 ft/bird for a backyard flock on grass is luxurious by comparison. I will be raising 30 birds in my 8x10 tractor that I've previously rasied 25 in the past. I think they will have plenty of room. I too move it to fresh pasture daily.

 

[sesa]

Cool, Thanks