TAG ARCHIVE: ‘baby chicks’
Little Red Chicken Coop
Maybe I have yard bird on the brain because we just ordered 25 more. Chickens … the most addictive substance known to man. Everyone should have a chicken (in the backyard not the pot). This is how you create world peas people!
Chicken Tractor, or Portable Chicken Coop?
On July 14th, 2009, I posted : <here>: ”…The chicken tractor is a 3′x4′x6′ box with integrated 2 bay nesting area. There is no floor, and I built it with detachable wheels so it can be moved around as needed…”
By request, here are some of the original sketches:
Front nesting areas…
Chicken Tractor
This morning we deployed the “chicken tractor” for our baby chicks, their mother (Wendy) and our other broody chicken, Cindy (with her 6 eggs). The chicken tractor is a 3′x4′x6′ box with integrated 2 bay nesting area. There is no floor, and I built it with detachable wheels so it can be moved around as [...]
New Chick In Town
So today we had quite a surprise. We opened the box this morning to find a baby chick! We let a broody hen sit on eggs for a few weeks but really didn’t think any of them would hatch. We moved mama, baby, and the remaining 7 eggs, to a private suite in the barn for [...]
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