The Cornish Cross hit 8 weeks old this week so it was time to get them on the freezer. With the first farmers markets coming up, it was a week long preparation!
One of my first jobs out of college was doing IT at a turkey processing plant. It was common for my coworkers to know what their pets (turkey) tasted like. :)
First time viewer, really enjoyed the weekly overview format. Good luck with farmers market season. I recently purchased some wood to build a meat chicken tractor but having second thoughts on the design. I have plans for the Justin Rhodes tractor but it only holds 12 birds which seems inefficient. How did you end up with the Suskovich design you're using? Tried anything else?
Thank you! I’ve built several stationary coops for layers. Two for the winter time and two before I bought the farm land but I’ve only used my current mobile coops I’ve built. We tried one design using metal to hold the tarp up and it worked fine but was more work. The conduit is lightweight and easy to work with which I like. The base is made out of 2x4’s. Basically two rectangles propped up on each other with some simple bracing. Each coop is 10x6 and holds 25-30 birds easily if you move them once a day. I wanted a design where I could get in the coop easily if need be. I believe they are around 5ft tall. I can easily pull the coop with no wheels. With this design, I can also easily add nesting boxes if I ever put layers in so there’s flexibility. I’d add wheels if you add a nesting boxes. So far it’s working great for me! Good luck on your build!
One of my first jobs out of college was doing IT at a turkey processing plant. It was common for my coworkers to know what their pets (turkey) tasted like. :)
😂
White Tail noodle soup ?
Yes sir!
Do you shield the chickens eyes so they don't see what is happening to the ones next to them before it's their turn?
They are completely oblivious believe it or not!
First time viewer, really enjoyed the weekly overview format. Good luck with farmers market season. I recently purchased some wood to build a meat chicken tractor but having second thoughts on the design. I have plans for the Justin Rhodes tractor but it only holds 12 birds which seems inefficient. How did you end up with the Suskovich design you're using? Tried anything else?
Thank you! I’ve built several stationary coops for layers. Two for the winter time and two before I bought the farm land but I’ve only used my current mobile coops I’ve built. We tried one design using metal to hold the tarp up and it worked fine but was more work. The conduit is lightweight and easy to work with which I like. The base is made out of 2x4’s. Basically two rectangles propped up on each other with some simple bracing. Each coop is 10x6 and holds 25-30 birds easily if you move them once a day. I wanted a design where I could get in the coop easily if need be. I believe they are around 5ft tall. I can easily pull the coop with no wheels. With this design, I can also easily add nesting boxes if I ever put layers in so there’s flexibility. I’d add wheels if you add a nesting boxes. So far it’s working great for me! Good luck on your build!