Comments on: Chickens in the HOUSE http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/06/01/chickens-in-the-house/ Because Food Doesn't Have to Come From the Store Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:37:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Annette Cottrell http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/06/01/chickens-in-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-6790 Annette Cottrell Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:00:25 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=97#comment-6790 Thanks Jim - I have built square ones that fit exactly over raised beds in the past but now that I am converting to full-on permaculture I no longer have square raised beds. My favorite solution is having several houses like this doghouse (which I use as a chick brooder and movable coop now), connected by small hoop tunnels. One side of the tunnel is plastic mesh for airflow, the top and other side are growtunnel or other clear plastic. It's all clipped together with paper binders and supported by bent metal hoops. I lay logs down around the base to keep things from digging under or them from digging out. You can lock them up at night inside the dog house. This has become my defacto meat bird tractor system now (although I really need something easier to move around the lawn). Thanks Jim – I have built square ones that fit exactly over raised beds in the past but now that I am converting to full-on permaculture I no longer have square raised beds. My favorite solution is having several houses like this doghouse (which I use as a chick brooder and movable coop now), connected by small hoop tunnels. One side of the tunnel is plastic mesh for airflow, the top and other side are growtunnel or other clear plastic. It’s all clipped together with paper binders and supported by bent metal hoops. I lay logs down around the base to keep things from digging under or them from digging out. You can lock them up at night inside the dog house. This has become my defacto meat bird tractor system now (although I really need something easier to move around the lawn).

]]> By: Jim G http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/06/01/chickens-in-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-6787 Jim G Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:14:28 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=97#comment-6787 Im thinking of building a chicken tractor. Maybe building a coop. Looking back, Annette- which one would you now prefer? I would want 3-4 chickens. Really like this website. Thank you! Im thinking of building a chicken tractor. Maybe building a coop. Looking back, Annette- which one would you now prefer? I would want 3-4 chickens.

Really like this website. Thank you!

]]> By: Saving Money by Eating Locally http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/06/01/chickens-in-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-916 Saving Money by Eating Locally Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:43:34 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=97#comment-916 [...] Backyard chickens, a second freezer to house farmer direct meat and wholesale buying clubs were my answer. [...] [...] Backyard chickens, a second freezer to house farmer direct meat and wholesale buying clubs were my answer. [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/06/01/chickens-in-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-895 admin Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:14:09 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=97#comment-895 Thanks Tina - your blog looks great too! Having our coop in the shade has actually been a blessing in the summer and in the winter the tree shading it is bare so it's working out perfectly! There is a thick hedge to the west of the coop which protects them from a lot of wind. I was worried at first but I'm amazed after our cold snap a month ago how they just puffed up their feathers. Chickens are tough! Thanks Tina – your blog looks great too!

Having our coop in the shade has actually been a blessing in the summer and in the winter the tree shading it is bare so it’s working out perfectly! There is a thick hedge to the west of the coop which protects them from a lot of wind. I was worried at first but I’m amazed after our cold snap a month ago how they just puffed up their feathers. Chickens are tough!

]]> By: Tina http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/06/01/chickens-in-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-894 Tina Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:03:57 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=97#comment-894 I love your blog! I stumbled upon it in a google search for chicken coops & shade, and it is fantastic! I especially love the rules you've posted in the sidebar. My family has gone from making oblivious purchases at the market two years ago, to a more local, sustainable, environmentally responsible approach to eating. Kudos! I love your blog! I stumbled upon it in a google search for chicken coops & shade, and it is fantastic! I especially love the rules you’ve posted in the sidebar. My family has gone from making oblivious purchases at the market two years ago, to a more local, sustainable, environmentally responsible approach to eating. Kudos!

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