Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Chicks in VA]

lol wildfire is my most handsome bird i have i like showing him off as dumb as that sounds one question how can i make him nice he is mean right now

 

[Chicks in VA]

if any one knows the answer let me know

 

[Shadrach]

Here’s a start to that thought!

Do you not think that would terrify the chickens?

 

[Shadrach]

Butters and Hazel are like Minnie - they would rather see the others eating it first. Like having food testers!

Interesting fact here in upstate New York USA is that if it's on wheels, it's not considered permanent, so is not taxed by the town as a structure on the property. Also no code permissions needed. This has resulted in small towed flatbeds, even old tractor trailer hauls etc being used for all kinds of things. Lovely to look at, I know. But a practical response in one of the poorest towns in the state.

I read a bit about these tractor homes somewhere.

 

[Shadrach]

@Shadrach:

This:

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I use sheet plywood for floors/walls roof. It allows for more space WITHOUT having a plywood seam on the floor. My coops are all 4' wide because of this.

Also, it allows me to easily raise the nest boxes up some ( width of 2x4 on edge + plus a 1x4 front to nest box) from coop floor level so they don't kick bedding material into clean nests...but still easily keep them below roost level so they don't roost/sleep in them...again, without losing floor space.

Most of my permanent coops have a footprint of 4x8.......but the coop proper is generally 4x4 & raised at 2.5 - 3 ft. (both depending on coop) with the full 32 sq. feet under able to be super protected/wrapped in winter. Makes clean-out and reaching chickens in coop easier, less total space for chickens to heat in winter.

Square footage for coop space is small by BYC standards (only 1.5-2 sq. feet per bird), but they have well over the 10 sq. feet of run space per bird when not free ranging..and they are only in coop proper for sleeping/laying...with plenty of additional really protected space in winter to hang out in & be in sun.

Pics of my first coop. (sorry, needs repainting)
I unapologetically love this general design and am working on my 3rd of this style. (with minor tweaks, such as not quite as steep a roof, and more ventilation - the 2 non-painted boards are temporarily covering ventialtion ports as the hardware cloth needs to be replaced. )

Not dissimilar to the coops I build except I haven't in the past attatched a run.
Have a look at my coops page link.

 

[Shadrach]

The vet I took Minnie to (the one who keeps chickens herself) was very against isolation. She liked that my hospital ward was inside the coop so she wouldn't be isolated and advocated only putting her in there at night so she could wake up and get a breakfast uninterrupted before being let out again.

Good, she sounds like one of the exceptions.

 

[featherhead007]

if any one knows the answer let me know

I never had a pheasant, so I don’t know their temperament

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I read a bit about these tractor homes somewhere.

Well mostly around here they are used as storage sheds / barns. If it still has wheels, even if it's stationary, it's not a structure.
Chickens - our FedEx delivery guy has a wheeled flatbed he put a large platform on with a coop on top and a hatch from there to below. Somehow he's got 15ft x 15ft of fencing around it, and it's all towable, fence and all, with his riding lawnmower.

 

[Shadrach]

Bless her. What's up?

It's all in this thread somewhere.

 

[featherhead007]

lol wildfire is my most handsome bird i have i like showing him off as dumb as that sounds one question how can i make him nice he is mean right now

I must admit, (he’s a beautiful guy)