The growing season is full-fledged and you may be considering raising some fledglings of your own. Check out these housing options for small-scale chicken raising from around the web. Feel free to comment and post ideas of your own – we’ll be sure to include them!
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For Pastured Poultry, try this Greenhouse style pen used by Morris Farm. |
| The infamous chicken tractor: here is a series of videos on how to build one from Garden Girl TV. | |
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This chicken coop featured on Tangled Nest makes the most of space in a backyard. |
| This coop featured on greenterrafirma.com includes easy access doors. | |
| This hutch built at La Finca NY used the frame off an old porch swing and other leftover materials to start. | |
| *BONUS* Recommended Reading: The ATTRA guide to Range Poultry Housing. |
We moved from the Joel Salatin style chicken tractor to an Andy Lee style day-ranging tractor + electronet. We were losing chickens to various birds of prey until we added this “ceiling” with lightweight netting and rebar.
http://optoutenmasse.com/2011/01/12/day-ranging-with-birds-of-prey/
It is nice to see that the younger generations are interested in farming and trying to get away from the processed foods that society is literally trying to cram down out throats. I am interested in following the ideas and brain storms you guys come up with. if you look at my web site, i have my chicken tractor on there with plans to build a bigger one coming soon. ill keep it posted. see ya’ll soon!
Great stuff. We’ve just finished a rawbale chicken house, which we’re really happy with: http://milkwood.net/2011/06/07/rawbale-chicken-house-design/