tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post1818638502308783930..comments2024-03-27T00:06:16.305-07:00Comments on The Reluctant Homesteaders: Chicken ChatPhoebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436073330879644940noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-13035910009938679322011-01-17T19:11:27.423-08:002011-01-17T19:11:27.423-08:00We use large rocks or broken pieces of cinder bloc...We use large rocks or broken pieces of cinder block to fill in the holes and keep little chicks from escaping. Primitive, but it worked. This year, a friend volunteered to come over with his front loader to flatten out a rather large area for us, so we're excited about next year! The worst part about the uneven ground for us was when we moved the tractors because my husband put pop-up wheels Deborah Niemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754242197245805551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-89298382031211867612011-01-17T18:51:51.314-08:002011-01-17T18:51:51.314-08:00Welcome Deborah! That is very interesting about yo...Welcome Deborah! That is very interesting about your grass. I am glad to hear that the grass will come back. Have you found a way to deal with uneven ground? I keep imagining some kind of curtain that expands and contracts, around the edge.<br />I enjoyed reading your blog and am excited I found it. I have lots of catching up to do...<br />Good luck with your book!Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436073330879644940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-80254205932982087012011-01-17T18:11:02.248-08:002011-01-17T18:11:02.248-08:00Thanks for stopping by my blog and saying, "H...Thanks for stopping by my blog and saying, "Hi!" I really like your chicken tractor. If you're not planning to get a lot more layers, it is actually a great design. If you don't like moving the coop section, you don't need to if you're doing meat birds in the warmer months. The pen section is enough, although most people have a wind bread on the north and/or west sides (Deborah Niemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754242197245805551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-75547461750621416812011-01-14T22:49:03.556-08:002011-01-14T22:49:03.556-08:00Thanks Leigh, I was hoping it would be useful info...Thanks Leigh, I was hoping it would be useful info. Let me know how you handle your meat chickens. We have been looking at these chickens http://www.jmhatchery.com/free-range-broiler/colored-range-chicks/prod_5.html?review=read#read_reviewPhoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436073330879644940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-68492399197144422032011-01-10T20:45:12.694-08:002011-01-10T20:45:12.694-08:00Excellent post Phoebe. Right now our 8 chickens fr...Excellent post Phoebe. Right now our 8 chickens free range in the pasture with the goats (when it isn't snowing that is). We'd like to get some meat chicks next spring, but will need a different arrangement for them. Your experience and tips are very helpful.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com