We had chickens and ducks for years and let them out to free range on our 11 acres where they kept down the bug population and weed seeds, which cut back on the amount of feed we had to buy. Sadly, a hawk (or hawks) discovered our flock and over time picked them off one by one.
BTW, duck eggs are delicious and about 1 1/2 times bigger than hen eggs.
We had chickens and ducks for years and let them out to free range on our 11 acres where they kept down the bug population and weed seeds, which cut back on the amount of feed we had to buy. Sadly, a hawk (or hawks) discovered our flock and over time picked them off one by one.
BTW, duck eggs are delicious and about 1 1/2 times bigger than hen eggs.
I never built a chicken tractor, and with two dozen hens and a dozen ducks it would be difficult to accommodate all. But of course I had a hen & duck house.
We had chickens and ducks for years and let them out to free range on our 11 acres where they kept down the bug population and weed seeds, which cut back on the amount of feed we had to buy. Sadly, a hawk (or hawks) discovered our flock and over time picked them off one by one.
BTW, duck eggs are delicious and about 1 1/2 times bigger than hen eggs.
We are in a bird of prey zone so chickens need to be sheltered so the coop and tractor combo.
I never built a chicken tractor, and with two dozen hens and a dozen ducks it would be difficult to accommodate all. But of course I had a hen & duck house.