Saturday, May 28, 2011

[CHICKENS-101] Re: Portable coops - tractors

 

I built a small coop aka base is a pallet. I have it raised up the heighth of 3 concrete blocks. The back side is 3 panels of the 6 x 10 dog kennels. On panel lost a corner joint so we put it on top. I have my hay bales around the base to grow veggies and to keep anything from getting the girls. I'm planning on a tractor for them later on. They'll have the best of both worlds :)

--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, "Liz" <lizsimmons@...> wrote:
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> Hi, as I'm trying to figure out what type of chicken coop we'd like, I've come across the information that by using a portable coop, aka tractor, the chickens get all-natural grains and insects in their diet which could provide tastier eggs. My question is, isn't the lack of protection underneath a portable coop a concern for predators? When building their daytime run, I had planned on including some extra protection underground under the fence to protect from digging predators.
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