What to do with meat chicks when it rains?

[BornToBake]

Howdy all,

I am still investigating my options for raising chicks as a meat source. I was told that I can keep them in a tractor if they're meat birds, however I'm wondering what I should do when it rains. I can understand that a henhouse can protect egg laying birds, but what about meat birds? Are there reasonable precautions that I should be taking in case of rain? Thank you all.

 

[rosemarythyme]

A roof on the tractor would be the most obvious solution. Chickens don't necessarily go inside when it rains, but they do like having the option of cover.

 

[BornToBake]

A roof on the tractor would be the most obvious solution. Chickens don't necessarily go inside when it rains, but they do like having the option of cover.

Thank you Rosemary.