Chicken Coop

[Rustyshakelford]

I hate them feathered rats, but thought those of you who love the filthy little beasties, might like this.
Mobile Chicken Tractor Coop - $495 (Burnet, Texas)

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Date: 2009-02-02, 10:29PM CST



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[RossA]

If I wasn't smack in the middle of a city, I'd have a few chickens and a rooster. I know, they stink. My grandma used to keep some. But it seems like a great way to have an endless supply of eggs and even meat, assuming that the rooster does his job.

[Moira]

My dad and I converted an old barstall into a coop for less than
$200. The downside is that I do have losses from free ranging
and poo where I don't always want it.

[cudalyon]

I built a chicken coop this weekend and picked up a rooster. I will be getting some hens tomorrow. I have now spent about $170.00 on a $5.00 chicken. I think I am starting this off the wrong way.

[Brosia]

There's always going to be some initial spending necessary, but think of it in the long-term, you'll be saving. And, raising your own chickens will be healthier for your family.

[cudalyon]

There's always going to be some initial spending necessary, but think of it in the long-term, you'll be saving. And, raising your own chickens will be healthier for your family.

And they taste good!:D

[sd allen]

When I was 10 years old ,I could get a chicken from the coop,ring it's neck,clean it and have it in the pot in 4 minutes flat.Same with a rabbit.
Now it takes me 5.

[forever_frost]

That's something I need to learn to do. I've never cleaned a critter before. Usually I shoot them and someone else does it for me. Anyone feel up to teaching me to clean a chicken or rabbit?

[bart]

My chicken coop is made of used dog kennel panels and an 8' x 8' lean to building. Pretty much everything was given to me over the course of a year or so, and i got it all together after Hurricane Ike. My old barn was pretty torn up, but with my new set up I don't lose chickens to coyotes, coons, or possums anymore. I have five roosters (too many but all unique), 18 hens, 8 pullets that should be laying in 3 months, and six turkey poults. I have eaten a few roosters, but mainly raise chickens for the eggs. I get 6-12 eggs daily and sell some to coworkers.

[bart]

to remove the feathers, dip the bird in scalding hot water and they will pull out fairly easily.

[Brosia]

That's something I need to learn to do. I've never cleaned a critter before. Usually I shoot them and someone else does it for me. Anyone feel up to teaching me to clean a chicken or rabbit?

go to You Tube. there are many, many tutorial videos.And when you find a good one that helps you, please start a new thread in this section and share it with us.

It's something I'll have to learn too, and I wonder if I have the stomach for it. I'm used to my meat cut, cleaned and packaged. Guess it doesn't come off the animal that way, huh? :o

[BARRACUDABILLY]

If you pluck your chicken right after you kill it the feathers come out easy if you let the meat get cool it "bites" into the feathers and they will either break off or not come out at all, unless you are real fast like sdallen (5 min) it is best to have a pot of warm water to dip the bird into to keep the meat warm. once you do one or two it is not bad. we wring the neck pluck then cut off the head and bleed and wash then chop up. any other better ways? I would love to hear them.

I do know choping off their heads and letting them run around is not good blood will squirt everywhere and stinks. I had a buddy come over sever years ago and show me how to kill and dress a chicken that way...made a mess.
but some people say it is best to get the blood out of the bird A.S.A.P.

I would say 10 min is about right to wring, pluck, clean and drain.

[RossA]

If you want to be really fast and not as messy, just pull the whole skin off with the feathers. Of course, if you like the crispy skin on a fried chicken, you can't do it this way. If you are health conscious and like skinless chicken, this is fast and easy.

[Cowboyup65]

the most money I ever put into my birds was the wire mesh for the cages, everything else is what I find or took as scrap from job sites.

At one time we had 55-60 chickens, 12-14 turkeys, 25-30 ducks.
The chickens and ducks roam the property, pen em up at night before they fly to the house roof (stupid birds).
It got to be too much without procesing equipment.
I am considering getting bees this spring, not really much to tend to once they are set up and the benefits of honey is still amazing me.