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04-21-2008, 02:25 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Southern Indiana
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Re: Building a Hobby Farm- from woods to eggs
Do you have plans for a chicken tractor? I have a site (not with me) that has hundreds of pictures. No plans, but pictures that can give you ideas.
I'll post it up later tonight when I get home.
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04-21-2008, 08:02 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Travelers Rest, SC
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Re: Building a Hobby Farm- from woods to eggs
Once in awhile luck finds me...my wife called on her way home from work and said that a nearby construction site was grinding all the tree debris. I quickly hooked up the trailer and headed down the road. I got a heaping load this evening and he said come back tomorrow as much as I'd like! Here's a shot of the road out to the garden with the mulch. It's course enough that I doubt it will float or wash out except in the heaviest of rains. We're gradually hiding all that red clay!
 And for those keeping count, yet another use for my $30 trailer!  The wife cringes every time I remind her... |
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04-21-2008, 09:19 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Southern Indiana
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Re: Building a Hobby Farm- from woods to eggs
Good looking "tractor" for the fowl.
He's that site, you might get some more ideas: Chicken Tractor Gallery compiled by Katy It has 120 pictures I think, so it takes a while, especially us on dialup!
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Patrick Southern Indiana Mahindra 3215, 111 FEL, 3710 BH JD X300 Lawnmower (I refuse to call it a "tractor") Ford 600/800 mix-n-match IHC A-160 |
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04-21-2008, 09:54 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SE Michigan
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Re: Building a Hobby Farm- from woods to eggs
Yet again, best $30 you ever spent!!!
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Tororider John Deere 4310 Frontier Finish Mower, Back Blade, Wallenstein Bx62 Chipper, King Kutter 6.5' Disc Harrow, IM 5' Brushhog, Land Pride 7' box blade, front end pallet forks "You call for faith, I show you doubt to prove faith exists. The greater the doubt, the stronger the faith, I say, if faith overcomes doubt." He who dies with the most toys... still dies; but he may have more fun than the guy with less toys, hehe. |
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04-21-2008, 10:24 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Southern Indiana
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Re: Building a Hobby Farm- from woods to eggs
No problem. I'm new to the chicken world myself.
The one I really like and am going to pattern mine after is under "--Rob and Jenn, TX"; second line, first picture. A-frame with the little outcrop toward the bottom. The nest boxes are in those, and the roof hinges up to gather eggs.
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04-22-2008, 11:25 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: South Carolina
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Re: Building a Hobby Farm- from woods to eggs
Tony I have a lot of mulch if you want it. just come and get it. people has been get it all winter but they are still a big truck load or two left.
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04-24-2008, 07:42 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Travelers Rest, SC
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Re: Building a Hobby Farm- from woods to eggs
Thanks for the offer Gizmo. With gas prices where they are it would cost me more to come out for the mulch than it would to just buy some locally.
 I ended up picking up three more loads of this stuff at no charge anyhow. He even offered to come out with his dump truck and leave me a pile. Problem is, he can't get his dump truck back to the farm area and my wife won't allow a big pile of mulch near the house. Would've been a good excuse to buy a FEL! hahaha Still chipping away at the chicken coop. Should definetely have it done this weekend. |
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04-24-2008, 02:45 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Pine Island, MN
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Re: Building a Hobby Farm- from woods to eggs
I guess I better come clean...
I just read this entire thread (while at work). It's nice to know I am not alone in my love (addiction) of building a "Hobby farm/ranch". Tony, you have a really nice place there and a great family. Thanks for letting us share it with you. Tororider, WARNING-WARNING-WARNING! Horse's are not for the faint of heart or light of wallet . I have a 30 acre hobby ranch with one Quarter horse and one Paint. It all started about two years ago when I had the thought that I would get my wife a horse. Well I've spent more than I care to mention on the horses and tack and trailer and truck to pull the trailer and fencing and hay/feed and equipment to till, plant and make hay. Planning a new barn, right after we get our new house built (starting next week). Haha, just lock me up I think I have lost it... |
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