Cattle dog Mom
Songster
I know each has it's benefits and drawbacks. Just wanting to know which you think might be better in my situation and why
I live in the high desert. Snow and cold (Rarely below 0F, and it if is colder than that, it is only a few degrees.) in the winter and a fair amount of fog too. It can be hot with VERY low humidity in the summer. (Generally not much over 100 and it cools down well overnight the vast majority of the time. Wind ALL seasons. NO TREES here.
I know that raised would offer shade in the summer. But I also know that walk in could be used for other things if I decided that chickens just aren't for ME. (Where as a raised hen house is just that. It wouldn't be good for anything else. Not even for my turkeys since it would be too small I have heritage turkeys also, but they will NOT be housed nor penned with the chickens.
I live in the high desert. Snow and cold (Rarely below 0F, and it if is colder than that, it is only a few degrees.) in the winter and a fair amount of fog too. It can be hot with VERY low humidity in the summer. (Generally not much over 100 and it cools down well overnight the vast majority of the time. Wind ALL seasons. NO TREES here.
I know that raised would offer shade in the summer. But I also know that walk in could be used for other things if I decided that chickens just aren't for ME. (Where as a raised hen house is just that. It wouldn't be good for anything else. Not even for my turkeys since it would be too small I have heritage turkeys also, but they will NOT be housed nor penned with the chickens.