New chicken logistics

[pierce652]

Whatever you do dont mess with the hops...what kind are they anyways? Homebrewer here.

 

[Xtina]

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That's a beautiful dog, and she looks a lot like my Marla (we think she's a German Shepherd Rottweiler mix. Maybe with some Malamute):

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Don’t worry guys, my chickens will have three times this amount of space when confined, and I’ll give them as much time outside the pen as I can. You’ve convinced me it will be ok to let them outside the pen in the garden area.

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This was really interesting. The part that’s most confusing to me is bed-switching logistics. It just seems like you’d want to switch the chickens more often than once every four months or so, which is what would happen with vegetables like peas, beans, tomatoes, squash, etc. This seems like a great idea though, I’ll put the husband on the task of figuring it out.

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To be honest, I have no idea. They are the husband’s hops and he is a home brewer too. I know that they are growing like gangbusters this year, and that last year he got enough hops for one batch of beer. Then, he transplanted the rhizomes, which seem to be doing ok. So next year, he’ll have two garden beds of them. After that, we may need a farm ;-) He’s promised to read this thread soon, so maybe he can tell you what kind of hops they are later.

Also, I think I'd love to have more chickens, but you know, city ordinances and all ;-). I can keep three chickens by law, and my neighbors have said they won't tattle if I get four. More than that would not only be pushing it in terms of space, but also unnecessary for my egg needs. I have a feeling I might get more eggs than I would know what to do with. I just found a farm in Hubbard that will have barred rocks, buff orpingtons, and maybe some red sex linked chicks all summer. Yay!

 

[Xtina]

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Double post! I just found out that the varieties of hops we have are: Willamette, Mt. Hood and Cascade.

 

[dskinla]

Xtina, I know what you mean about the riddle of rotating crops with chickens -- I can barely manage the crop part of the equation. I did stumble across some photos of a larger chicken coop being built by the same Australian family that devised the portable coop/raised bed design. Since there was no text with the photos, I'm not sure if the portable coop wasn't working, or if they succumbed to the pull of getting more chickens. If you've got the space and the means, a combination of permanent coop with an attached run and portable coops or pens seem like a good overall solution to managing garden and flock.

 

[Xtina]

Hey guys, check out the thread I posted in the "Me, My Chickens, My Family" category. I got my chicks!