NorseDad
Chirping
Hello Folks,
I'm looking to buy my first chickens this spring, and I need advice on the housing. For background, I live in central Florida on the Gulf coast where we only tend to get a few frosts a year and no snow. I am also NOT in a flood zone. My backyard is about 4500 sq feet, and my neighborhood allows up to 4 hens.
I am looking at possibly buying a chicken tractor (because I am not exactly a handyman) like this one from urbanchickentractors:
https://www.urbanchickentractors.com/product-page/2-5-chicken-tractor
I am wondering if given my situation this would be an alright decision to go with. I don't know how fast 4 hens can clear the spot and how often I'd need to move the tractor. Do I have enough space to give my grass time to recover? If I upgrade to hardware cloth and have the bottom screened off as well, would this be a viable year-round housing option, or should I just look at stationary coop set ups?
Any and all insight is appreciated.
I'm looking to buy my first chickens this spring, and I need advice on the housing. For background, I live in central Florida on the Gulf coast where we only tend to get a few frosts a year and no snow. I am also NOT in a flood zone. My backyard is about 4500 sq feet, and my neighborhood allows up to 4 hens.
I am looking at possibly buying a chicken tractor (because I am not exactly a handyman) like this one from urbanchickentractors:
https://www.urbanchickentractors.com/product-page/2-5-chicken-tractor
I am wondering if given my situation this would be an alright decision to go with. I don't know how fast 4 hens can clear the spot and how often I'd need to move the tractor. Do I have enough space to give my grass time to recover? If I upgrade to hardware cloth and have the bottom screened off as well, would this be a viable year-round housing option, or should I just look at stationary coop set ups?
Any and all insight is appreciated.