Comments on: Hen Diaries: Tales from a fledgling fowl keeper (Weeks 20-29) http://newurbanhabitat.com/2009/11/13/hen-diaries-tales-from-a-fledgling-fowl-keeper-weeks-20-29/ Simple, healthy, and sustainable city living Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:41:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Hen Diaries: Tales from a fledgling fowl keeper (Update) « New Urban Habitat http://newurbanhabitat.com/2009/11/13/hen-diaries-tales-from-a-fledgling-fowl-keeper-weeks-20-29/#comment-952 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:54:13 +0000 http://newurbanhabitat.com/?p=1147#comment-952 [...] Four, Five, Six & Seven, Eight, Nine, & Ten, Eleven – Nineteen, Our First Egg!, and Twenty – Twenty-nine. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)I’ll be back soon….Our First Egg!Six [...]

]]> By: newurbanhabitat http://newurbanhabitat.com/2009/11/13/hen-diaries-tales-from-a-fledgling-fowl-keeper-weeks-20-29/#comment-501 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:39:14 +0000 http://newurbanhabitat.com/?p=1147#comment-501 Ha ha. So funny. Maybe she did.

]]> By: newurbanhabitat http://newurbanhabitat.com/2009/11/13/hen-diaries-tales-from-a-fledgling-fowl-keeper-weeks-20-29/#comment-500 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:37:17 +0000 http://newurbanhabitat.com/?p=1147#comment-500 Thanks!

We’re planning to build our enclosure down the south side of our yard. That area is in the shade and it’s mostly bare ground. It’s a nice, large area.

I think letting hens free-range definitely has some advantages, but the drawbacks are outnumbering the advantages for us at this point. Even when they’re enclosed, though, we’ll probably let them out in the yard now and then to eat weeds and bugs.

One other option is to get or build a mobile coop, which gives you the advantages of enclosure and free-ranging.

None of our hens have actually escaped from the yard since they’ve been full grown. But when they were smaller, they sure could slip through some tiny cracks!

Good luck!

]]> By: Marco http://newurbanhabitat.com/2009/11/13/hen-diaries-tales-from-a-fledgling-fowl-keeper-weeks-20-29/#comment-496 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:33:16 +0000 http://newurbanhabitat.com/?p=1147#comment-496 What kind of ground will you use for the enclosed area?

Sorry I didn’t say it before, but nice blog, keep it up. We’re raising 2 barred plymouth rock chicks that are about two and half weeks old. We have a nice coop that they will use when they are old enough, but are wondering about free-ranging or using an enclosed space.

FWIW, our yard is completely fenced in with a 6 foot fence. However, it looks like that isn’t stopping your hens ;)

]]> By: newurbanhabitat http://newurbanhabitat.com/2009/11/13/hen-diaries-tales-from-a-fledgling-fowl-keeper-weeks-20-29/#comment-493 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:16:46 +0000 http://newurbanhabitat.com/?p=1147#comment-493 Hi Marco. We let them free-range in the backyard right now, except when we’re out of town. However, we are planning to build them a large enclosed run before next spring, which will keep their droppings off the patio and stop them from eating our garden.

]]> By: Marco http://newurbanhabitat.com/2009/11/13/hen-diaries-tales-from-a-fledgling-fowl-keeper-weeks-20-29/#comment-492 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:10:51 +0000 http://newurbanhabitat.com/?p=1147#comment-492 Obviously, they are in the coop, locked up, at night. But, do you let your hens free range while you are at work, gone for the day, etc, or do you keep them contained to an enclosed run?

]]> By: Columbine Quillen http://newurbanhabitat.com/2009/11/13/hen-diaries-tales-from-a-fledgling-fowl-keeper-weeks-20-29/#comment-454 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:47:03 +0000 http://newurbanhabitat.com/?p=1147#comment-454 Do you think that she thought the sky was falling?

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