tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978488915630500345.post7322150104281417826..comments2024-01-16T02:25:40.132-06:00Comments on Challenged Survival: The New Chicken PenMamma Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781533611079940480noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978488915630500345.post-13290697067907970452018-09-05T02:05:22.753-05:002018-09-05T02:05:22.753-05:00Cool stuff you have got and you keep update all of...Cool stuff you have got and you keep update all of us. <a href="http://survivalseedbank.com/" rel="nofollow">heirloom vegetables</a><br />Smart Saqibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494162691204555824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978488915630500345.post-40350556940364838692018-01-13T05:27:02.538-06:002018-01-13T05:27:02.538-06:00We’ve gone over a few benefits of vinyl fences, bu...We’ve gone over a few benefits of vinyl fences, but you should still weigh the pros against the cons to determine if vinyl is right for you.<a href="https://www.kiwibox.com/Dwayne45234/gb/" rel="nofollow">chain link fence gate</a><br />jhonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258690520992269231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978488915630500345.post-29933891282606828002013-06-19T20:35:27.724-05:002013-06-19T20:35:27.724-05:00there are some great ways to make portable pens th...there are some great ways to make portable pens that one can put over an area of the garden prior to planting giving enough time for the manure to not burn the seed after they are moved and prior to planting. I saw one at the flea market for sale that had wheels on one side and nesting boxes on that end. It had an opening on the opposite side of the nesting boxes and handles above to help move it. It was basically an oblonge boxed frame covered with chicken wire and made with as light of wood as possible to keep it both sturdy and light weight. It had a roll up tarp for the top. Really neat. I have been wanting to try this for a while and recently have been offered an old trampoline frame from a square trampoline that is not hard to move around. once my son helps me get it home then I plan on putting chicken wire around it and tarp on top to move around the garden area prior to planting that section.wannabehomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08920918752705899444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978488915630500345.post-85985724402377396572012-11-19T23:37:59.045-06:002012-11-19T23:37:59.045-06:00We've moved our chickens around a lot. We usua...We've moved our chickens around a lot. We usually have to keep the chickens locked up in the new coop for about a week, night and day. After a week, then we let them free range. But during that week they are locked up, they learn to sleep and lay eggs in their new coop. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978488915630500345.post-6666341751233763222012-10-08T07:56:48.305-05:002012-10-08T07:56:48.305-05:00Ruth, thanks for stopping by.
Yes, it was time fo...Ruth, thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />Yes, it was time for us to put the light back in the coop. Hopefully this will solve the egg laying dilemma. I did not know a light would make them use the coop. Before I didn't have a light but they finally figured out the coop was theirs! Mamma Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781533611079940480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978488915630500345.post-53240077564192868332012-10-02T12:55:56.636-05:002012-10-02T12:55:56.636-05:00Hi, I came across your site while searching for ho...Hi, I came across your site while searching for hoop coop plans for some additional hens. I thought I'd write to give you a hint on getting your hens into the new residence at night -- light! They can't see in the dark, so are naturally drawn to the light as the sky darkens. Hang a flashlight . . . or run an extension cord out to a brooder lamp or a hanging workshop lamp . . . anything to get light in there, preferably hanging above the roosts or bright enough they can see the whole area well. You can leave it on all night or go out and turn it off after they are all in or (best) put it on a timer. You'll need to use it for a week at the most if your purpose is just to get them sleeping there at night -- often only a night or two is needed. Use it all winter with a timer to give them a 12 hour day to encourage them to continue to lay. BackyardChickens.com has a wealth of info.Ruth Traversnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978488915630500345.post-14547697543601921812012-01-06T07:05:03.022-06:002012-01-06T07:05:03.022-06:00It's working our really well. The one side of...It's working our really well. The one side of the yard was bare in less than 2 months. We made a new door on the other side of the coop and closed the other off and the chickens are busy working on the new side. I should have already gotten the onions, garlic and potatoes planted in the cleared side but life has gotten in the way of my plans but it will eventually get done. I'm in NW Florida so there is still time.Mamma Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781533611079940480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978488915630500345.post-40224842700405500892012-01-05T23:50:40.589-06:002012-01-05T23:50:40.589-06:00What a great idea....I'm going to have to cons...What a great idea....I'm going to have to consider doing it.Mystic Mudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303644588621009103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978488915630500345.post-20538805199804405552011-09-28T08:32:09.044-05:002011-09-28T08:32:09.044-05:00HB... Forgot to say the chicken tractors work grea...HB... Forgot to say the chicken tractors work great as well. I built one last year, never did get any wheels on it to make it easier to move. I have a rooster in it now that I thought was sick. He cleaned out the area by himself in no time. He's back to his little perky self and I tried to catch him to move him back with the girls but he had no part of it. I even left the door open to try to coax him out. I guess I made the tractor too long. If he goes to the back I can't reach him. <br /><br />I am going to move the tractor to the side yard along the fence. I have torpedo grass there that is getting closer to my garden. I have tried everything but the chickens to get rid of it.Mamma Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781533611079940480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978488915630500345.post-21122095039223349522011-09-28T08:24:13.372-05:002011-09-28T08:24:13.372-05:00GS...we used to keep hogs about a hundred years ag...GS...we used to keep hogs about a hundred years ago LOL It is still on the agenda but we need to get caught up on a few more projects. I'd like to put some pigs in one of the old goat pens to root out all of the dead saplings so we can plant more pasture. Will save us some time and trouble with the tractor and chain and we'll have meat with they finish the job!Mamma Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781533611079940480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978488915630500345.post-22558686916174050092011-09-28T08:19:29.114-05:002011-09-28T08:19:29.114-05:00HB.... Too Bad the chickens don't love the hoo...HB.... Too Bad the chickens don't love the hoop coop. Maybe the next rain at night <i>if we have any</i> will force them into using the hoop coop!Mamma Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781533611079940480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978488915630500345.post-28928862109742798542011-09-27T19:41:42.256-05:002011-09-27T19:41:42.256-05:00Pigs do a good job, too, if you can keep then in!Pigs do a good job, too, if you can keep then in!Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978488915630500345.post-75637505196191124022011-09-27T17:00:12.202-05:002011-09-27T17:00:12.202-05:00What a great idea, putting a garden on either side...What a great idea, putting a garden on either side of the chicken coop. Our coop was already here when we got here and no room for a garden on any side of it. But that gives me an idea for a few mini-tractors. GREAT idea, MB! <br /><br />Love the Hoop Coop too. Snazzy! <br /><br />: )HossBosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444735851486747330noreply@blogger.com