IS IT too late in the year to raise meat birds for 8-10 weeks????

[sonew123]

Katy--found the card! My DD found it in a pair of shorts she "borrowed" from my room! hahaha

Anyhoo-Im building my chicken tractor solo today and am getting my butt kicked bad! My back is breaking but I can still visualize the finished product. I making it so that when the meaties are gone I can use it for a chicken house for the winter-so its alot bigger than expected! DH gave me permission to have at his wood supllies! poor man!

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

ahhh . . . wood I miss it so . . . NOT!!!
PVC chicken tractor for 25, put together in one hour by overweight & over 40 mom (me

and easily distracted by text teen daughter. can be moved with one hand . . . I LOVE PVC AND ZIP TIES

 

[halo]

Thats pretty spiffy. Where did you put them at night?

 

[sonew123]

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Nice Katy--I changed my mind mid way and mad it way too big-8 ft long by 5 ft wide by 5 ft high-this way when the meaties are done I can add an insulated chicken coop to the back kill two birds with one stone

It is NOT getting done today!

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

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I didn't put them anywhere, they put themselves under the section covered by the tarp.

 

[sonew123]

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I didn't put them anywhere, they put themselves under the section covered by the tarp.

not worried about raccoons or anything? Sheesh around here you might as well leave bibs and forks out if I left any birds out like that! you lucky lucky woman!!!

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

isn't it crazy; I live in the country, on a lake, next to the river, and surounded by farm land. We have racoons, badgers, mink, fox, coyote, feral cats, owls, heron, hawks, falcon, & eagles. I have only ever lost one bird to a predator and that was mink and that darn thing was so brave he stood there over my dead roo while I went and got the gun and came back and shot him.
I don't know why, but I am happy!