Meat bird pen

My latest project has been a 'chicken tractor' ( of sorts ) for our meat birds. Where we currently live is not set up very well for animal...

These guys have the best pen set up i have seen for growing out http://www.quailranch-ok.com/flight_pen_design.html it's a bit large for the hobby producer...

We just finished building an intro pen out of PVC today and plan to put it right next to the big coop so the new and old can get accustomed to one another...

Well (finally) here are some pictures of my hoop house! Several folks have asked me for plans but this build was done ad-hoc so I didn't really have any plans to share. So, here are some links to a few different plans for building a similar hoop house/coop: Rain Creek Pottery Hoop Coop Chicken Tractor Backyard Chickens Hoop House Whole View Farm Hoop Coop The basic idea behind pastured poultry is to move the chickens to fresh grass each day. So the pen needs to be light enough to pull with a…

Hundreds of seeds are popping out of the soil as I write this blog tonight. Flower and Herbs. Herbs and Flowers. Expanding the varieties in order to offer some outrageously fragrant and edible bouquets that will put Pungo on the map! Over the next month thousands of seeds will be encouraged to germinate by the warmth of the heat mats below them. This spring I really went off the deep end with the soil blocking method. Last years experience taught me the hard way to never use plastic pots…

Pastured poultry is a great way to ensure the healthiest and highest quality meat for your family. Raising meat chickens on pasture....

Are you nuts? Efficient farming depends on your circumstances. I live on only 3/4 of an acre in a very suburban area and raised 50 Freedom Rangers in...

TODAY I WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO BUILD A SIMPLE CHICKEN TRACTOR WITH 2X4'S AND PLYWOOD THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO KEEP YOUR CHICKS SAFELY OUT ON GRASS.

I found a design I really liked (curtesy of Rurally Screwed, don't want to annoy anyone!) I think it would work great for us, with the addition of a raised...

Im wanting to order some meat birds, Im thinking of getting 25. I havent built anything to keep them in yet. I just dropped 500 in my first coop for my...