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aliciaFarmer
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Best wishes!
I got mine in warmer months and they only had one week in the brooder, then into the chicken tractor. They quickly outgrew the tractor and I'd open it into the fenced garden to let them devour the garden. Worked well. They loved the giant who brought food.
Shade, wind breaks and dry spots needed. We had flooding rain near the end and they wound up on the garden. The wood chips made it the highest and driest spot.
I kept food and water available, but the last 3 weeks they would empty the food themselves. Not starving when I got home, but they would put a dent in the food left out. Then finish it off for breakfast.
Thank you! I would love to so it in the warmer months but we have an overabundance of yellow jackets and hornets so until that issue is remedied, I don't want to be processing while being swarmed.
I totally agree on shade and windbreaks, dry spots and all. My original spot doesn't have a huge amount of shade other than under the house I am building so I've decided to move it half under a big doug fir tree on the other side of the garden. My layers/breeders have all of that so I have no idea why it didn't occur to me to have ample shade with the meat babies, not that Oregon gets hot that early.
I love that -- the giant who brought food. ♡
Do you think 4x8 with a 4x4 loft is big enough for 12 since they won't get full size and will be out for all waking hours?