Recent content by DoniJ

I currently have 9... one rooster, one guinea, three adult hens and four "teenagers". I have made a lot of mistakes along the way, which sadly cost me a lot of birds. Advice... don't buy the "coop kits". They are flimsy and predators can destroy them. When making a chicken tractor, be careful of...

Thanks, I was going to get some when I get my goats, but I guess I need to start now. :)

Thanks for the advice!!! :)

I actually had little problems with free ranging, though that is how I lost my guineas (they wouldn't go back inside at night). My birds were killed wile contained. Two dogs completely destroyed a chicken coop/run that I bought from Tractor supply and killed the chickens that I was just about to...

Hi, We had chickens when I was in junior high (in the late '60s). I got started again just a few years ago. I have three grown hens, plus one grown guinea. I have a "teenaged" rooster who was given to me recently and I just got four more chicks a couple of weeks ago. I have a mixture of breeds...

Thanks, I got some great ideas from you. Plus valuable information about how I can add wheels to my chicken tractor. I am now going to modify my two existing tractors and build something similar to this one for my babies. :)