What do you do with your chickens?
Now that the big tractor is fixed (we hope) we intend to move the juvenile's coop further out into the garden area. We plan on removing the (hanging) feeders and waterers while it's being moved, but I don't know what to do with the chickens during that time.
If it was a straight shot out to the new location I'd probably vote for leaving them in the coop, but it will have to be moved uphill at one point and then pushed to back it into the spot we have prepared. The coop will be pulled on its skids and then, using the forklifts on the front of the tractor, pushed into place.
We have two very large dog kennels (think german shepherds) that we could put the chickens in temporarily. We definitely don't want them back on the screened porch. We also don't want to move it while they are freeranging because then we'll have to catch them all to show them where the new location is.
Help!
Now that the big tractor is fixed (we hope) we intend to move the juvenile's coop further out into the garden area. We plan on removing the (hanging) feeders and waterers while it's being moved, but I don't know what to do with the chickens during that time.
If it was a straight shot out to the new location I'd probably vote for leaving them in the coop, but it will have to be moved uphill at one point and then pushed to back it into the spot we have prepared. The coop will be pulled on its skids and then, using the forklifts on the front of the tractor, pushed into place.
We have two very large dog kennels (think german shepherds) that we could put the chickens in temporarily. We definitely don't want them back on the screened porch. We also don't want to move it while they are freeranging because then we'll have to catch them all to show them where the new location is.
Help!