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[Chicken411]

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[Chicken411]

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I felt bad for the guy...but giggled too. Here he is thinking "my chickens are kinda free ranging, they will be safe" he builds his a-frame, has his chickens and then 1 day later his lawn is gone!

His tone says it all.

With your chickens in a field let them tear it up. Chickens are also called little bulldozers or rottotillers. I put mine in my garden during the fall after everything is done and they riped it up. I did not have to do a thing other than throw some leaves into the garden for them to work them into the soil. Pets that make breakfast, fertilize my lawn & garden and do chores! Best investiment ever!

Good luck with your tractor!

Yeah, I love the, "that grass is gone! So you little chickens have gotten your Omega-3 snack and I'm gonna have to reseed this..." LOL! His tone is funny. You can tell he's mad, but he still loves his chickens.

 

[Chicken411]

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I felt bad for the guy...but giggled too. Here he is thinking "my chickens are kinda free ranging, they will be safe" he builds his a-frame, has his chickens and then 1 day later his lawn is gone!

His tone says it all.

With your chickens in a field let them tear it up. Chickens are also called little bulldozers or rottotillers. I put mine in my garden during the fall after everything is done and they riped it up. I did not have to do a thing other than throw some leaves into the garden for them to work them into the soil. Pets that make breakfast, fertilize my lawn & garden and do chores! Best investiment ever!

Good luck with your tractor!

Yeah, I love the, "that grass is gone! So you little chickens have gotten your Omega-3 snack and I'm gonna have to reseed this..." LOL! His tone is funny. You can tell he's mad, but he still loves his chickens.

 

[Chicken411]

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I felt bad for the guy...but giggled too. Here he is thinking "my chickens are kinda free ranging, they will be safe" he builds his a-frame, has his chickens and then 1 day later his lawn is gone!

His tone says it all.

With your chickens in a field let them tear it up. Chickens are also called little bulldozers or rottotillers. I put mine in my garden during the fall after everything is done and they riped it up. I did not have to do a thing other than throw some leaves into the garden for them to work them into the soil. Pets that make breakfast, fertilize my lawn & garden and do chores! Best investiment ever!

Good luck with your tractor!

Yeah, I love the, "that grass is gone! So you little chickens have gotten your Omega-3 snack and I'm gonna have to reseed this..." LOL! His tone is funny. You can tell he's mad, but he still loves his chickens.

 

[Chicken411]

Okay, my computer is retarded. 'Nuff said.

 

[rachelbinnc]

Thank you for this post! I recently had a dog jump my fence and kill some chickens who were free-ranging in the back yard -- all during the day. I, too, am thinking about ways to secure a tractor so that they can still have a free-range experience. My plan is to use hardware cloth with tiny holes, to extend the hardware cloth out about 16" or so to form an apron, and to use cinder blocks to hold down the apron. To help with mobility, I'm going to try pinning up the apron while I roll the thing around and building a simple shelf on the end to set the cinder blocks on while I move it so I don't have to lug them around. I'll let you know how it goes -- good luck with yours!

 

[Chicken411]

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Thanks for the well wishes. I would be so mad if I were you. Did you see the dog? Sorry about your loss on your chickens. You would think your chickens would be safe in your fenced-in backyard. I hope it works out for you. The shelf sounds like a really good idea.