Here is our coop. I've just purchased window boxes for the front so I can "dress it up" a little bit. It is 10 x 20 and is divided into two separate sections inside with a center area for the chick brooder and storage.
Barbara, I am so envious of your set-up! One of these days I am hoping to have the property and location that would allow me to go all-out! Meat chickens, egg layers, maybe a couple cows.... Sigh...
Jessica, It IS nice to have some space, I'm not gonna lie. I'm considering trying the Cornish X for meat, I just have to figure out how to do a moveable chicken tractor on a site which is not level. I'm still kicking around rabbits... I would love to see a pic of Will's set up... (hint, hint!)
Barbara, our experience with chicken tractors and cornish X wasn't terrific. Those guys really like to eat feed, period. They are like children watching cartoons. They didn't want to peck around in the dirt or eat bugs, they just wanted to eat out of the feeder.
We had better luck when we used chickens that were broiler stock, but not quite so extreme as the straight cornish.
On the plus side, the cornish gained so fast that they were HUGE by 7 weeks-like 6-8 lbs-but quite a few couldn't walk.
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Your coop looks great! I tried the window boxes,they looked great, my goats apparently didn't think so! I need to stay away from the feed stores, those little Bob White Quail have always been on my list of things to try, I have raised other game birds, but I have heard the quail are difficult, those liitle bumble bee bodies are always tempting! How are your peeps doing?
How did I miss this topic? I love raising chickens.. we have had chickens for about 3 years now and I love it. I love the fresh eggs and they are fun to watch to boot. I have also thought about the meat birds... but don't like the thought of broken legged chickens.. or ones that have heart attacks because they grow to fast.
I found another meat breed... I think they called them freedom rangers. They are a red bird that grow a little slower, that act like chickens instead of sit/lay in front of feeders.. and thats what I am looking for.
The downfall, is they are $2.00 a piece vs. about .95 each.
Quail are easy-did them last year. You have to put marbles in the water so they don't drown, but they get wild, even if you fool with them every day.
You guys should try turkeys -they are smart as heck, have hi pet value, require 0 care in winter (they sort of hibernate), we love our turkeys. The eggs taste like chicken eggs. They roost in trees around your house.
Barbara, our experience with chicken tractors and cornish X wasn't terrific. Those guys really like to eat feed, period. They are like children watching cartoons. They didn't want to peck around in the dirt or eat bugs, they just wanted to eat out of the feeder.
We had better luck when we used chickens that were broiler stock, but not quite so extreme as the straight cornish.
On the plus side, the cornish gained so fast that they were HUGE by 7 weeks-like 6-8 lbs-but quite a few couldn't walk.
Yes, I've heard they can be messy and a bit difficult. I did find an article (I'll look for and post) which gave some great advice on how to keep them more healthy and active. It would be good to hear what you think of this info since you have raised them. I do NOT like the idea of a bird so deformed he can't live a "normal" albiet short life. If I can't make it work to make their life as normal as possible, it won't be for me.
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I need to stay away from the feed stores, those little Bob White Quail have always been on my list of things to try, I have raised other game birds, but I have heard the quail are difficult, those liitle bumble bee bodies are always tempting! How are your peeps doing?
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