hot climate no coop poultry farming

[indoorfarmer]

hot climate chicken farming can be difficult even harder if you don't have a coop in the image above shows how you can use holes for a simple shelter at no cost and my birds are thriving the live in the heat of Arizona this image shows are spring chicks and a duckling in the hole witch provides a natural shelter and also keeps them safe from predators as in the image below it shows how they scope out the area before leaving the safety of the hole



when using this method i suggest putting your holes up on slope so when chicken can scan the area for predators for higher grounds with leaving the security of the hole. when also using this method make you put plant life around the hole and are around to help camouflage the chicks from predators river rocks will also work if the are spaced out to were the chicks can move in between them. to learn more check out my blog http://hcpoultry.blogspot.com/

 

[Chick Charm]

Wish you all the success in raising your fowl.
My avatar was taken in Buckeye when I lived in the valley. I recommend providing as much shade as possible. Anything providing shade is welcomed by the chickens. I do not recommend putting a coop by the fence (block wall as is typical in the Phoenix area) due to radiating heat long into the night. They love moist dirt to to cool themselves. Open coops are the best there for sure. Here was one I built that was open on the bottom, windows and plenty of ports to let the heat escape. Photo was before I put roofing on.

 

[Dumb Kluck]

hot climate chicken farming can be difficult even harder if you don't have a coop in the image above shows how you can use holes for a simple shelter at no cost and my birds are thriving the live in the heat of Arizona this image shows are spring chicks and a duckling in the hole witch provides a natural shelter and also keeps them safe from predators as in the image below it shows how they scope out the area before leaving the safety of the hole



when using this method i suggest putting your holes up on slope so when chicken can scan the area for predators for higher grounds with leaving the security of the hole. when also using this method make you put plant life around the hole and are around to help camouflage the chicks from predators river rocks will also work if the are spaced out to were the chicks can move in between them. to learn more check out my blog http://hcpoultry.blogspot.com/

I am diggin' this method!

 

[scooter147]

So what protects them from predators?

Do you only have hawks?

If you have night time predators such as fox, coyote, coons etc. my guess is it is only a matter of time before they find them.