FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

[chicknadventure]

Well, I'll have to ask the friend from whom I got these guys. She's been breeding & hatching them and gave me these two when they started making noise at her place. It's funny, they don't crow much here, but when they do it's a low-pitched "hoo-hoo-hoo" that sounds like an owl. And they spend their days roaming the yard shoulder-to-shoulder, I've never seen two roos so friendly with each other.

They have the pea combs & cheek muffs and dark green legs. I'll try to post photos whenever I have the time.

thanks-cause I might be interested WIll you be driving up towards central florida anytime soon?

 

[chicknadventure]

addicted2chickens (known here as sinkorswim) Melbourne

welcome!

 

[morechickens]

I am in Southeast Florida:

Wanting to let everyone know who lives in the Fort Lauderdale area:

There will be a meeting tomorrow night-I hope there will be alot of support as many of us would love to keep our flocks or get them started. Here's the information:
Hopefully it comes through this time.


Subject: Urban Agriculture Ordinance at Planning & Zoning Board 4/18


Dear Friend of Urban Agriculture:

Please note that the Planning & Zoning Board will review the proposed Urban Agriculture Ordinance at its meeting of Wednesday, April 18, 6:00 PM, Commission Chambers, first floor, City Hall, 100 N. Andrews Avenue.

The link below will take you to the Planning & Zoning Board Agenda. There you will find links to the back-up for each agenda item. The back up for the Urban Agriculture item includes the current draft of the ordinance and a Staff Report. The Staff Report includes summaries of the process to date and the ordinance.

http://www.fortlauderdale.gov/documents/pzb/pzbagenda.htm

At this time, it is anticipated that the Ordinance will be reviewed by the City Commission at its June 5, 2012 meeting, and have a second reading and anticipated approval on June 19, 2012.

 

[chicknadventure]

hi my more experienced Florida chicken folk:

I finally found a coop/tractor that I THINK will work, with a few minor adjustments like hardware wire. Can you shoot to the end of this video, and tell me what you think for Florida weather?

 

[K9Flier]

That is one beeyooteefull bird!

 

[crossgirl]

hi my more experienced Florida chicken folk:

I finally found a coop/tractor that I THINK will work, with a few minor adjustments like hardware wire. Can you shoot to the end of this video, and tell me what you think for Florida weather?

I can't tell if it has wire on the bottom. Putting wire on the bottom will be safer should any predators come by.

Morechickens, welcome, and good luck! I hope you get your laws changed!

 

[Tonopah]

I can't tell if it has wire on the bottom. Putting wire on the bottom will be safer should any predators come by.

I agree with the wire on the bottom. We put chicken wire on the bottom of ours. When I went out the other morning there was evidence that *something* (I'm guessing raccoon) tried to dig under the tractor.

 

[plantcityhomestead]

hi my more experienced Florida chicken folk:

I finally found a coop/tractor that I THINK will work, with a few minor adjustments like hardware wire. Can you shoot to the end of this video, and tell me what you think for Florida weather?

I see no problems as far as the weather is concerned, but how and the world do you grab a chicken out of there easily? My preference on something that big is that it be at least 4' high, so I can get to the chickens.

I have a permanent pen for roosting and laying, and use small tractors when the little guys are first outside. My older hens and roosters free range after 10 a.m.. There are many feral cats in my area, and they usually only hunt in the morning and evening, and I haven't had a problem with other predators. My large pens are just modified dog kennels, wire on the top and the bottom part of the sides, with a tarp over the top, and netting all the way up the sides when the chickens are small. The little ones can get caught in the spaces of the wire of the dog kennel when they start flying. The roosts are just 2x2's pushed through the wire of the kennel. This was going to be a temporary situation, but it has worked out well for over a year.

What type of set-up do the rest of you have?

Cindy

 

[MsTigrLadi]

Levy County Florida!

 

[chicknadventure]

I see no problems as far as the weather is concerned, but how and the world do you grab a chicken out of there easily? My preference on something that big is that it be at least 4' high, so I can get to the chickens.

I have a permanent pen for roosting and laying, and use small tractors when the little guys are first outside. My older hens and roosters free range after 10 a.m.. There are many feral cats in my area, and they usually only hunt in the morning and evening, and I haven't had a problem with other predators. My large pens are just modified dog kennels, wire on the top and the bottom part of the sides, with a tarp over the top, and netting all the way up the sides when the chickens are small. The little ones can get caught in the spaces of the wire of the dog kennel when they start flying. The roosts are just 2x2's pushed through the wire of the kennel. This was going to be a temporary situation, but it has worked out well for over a year.

What type of set-up do the rest of you have?

Cindy

I would love to see pics I am trying to do this simply and of course, as cheap as I can, but if it's not functional, then it's worthless. I was thinking about adding a door on the side to the model I posted, for getting to the chicken. Right now, I have to lift the whole run up just to get to them and I am SO over that....