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chicken ark

Chicken Tractor Lifting Handles

July 24, 2010 by Darren

The chicken tractor I built with my father a couple of years ago is still going strong. Since moving to Jamberoo we’ve been using it to build garden beds – we place it where we want the bed, leave it there for a few weeks until the grass has been cleared, then move it along … [Read more…]

Posted in: Keeping Animals Tagged: chicken ark, chicken coops, chicken tractor, chickens, garden beds, jamberoo

We’ve Got Ducks!

September 2, 2009 by Darren

We had been planning to get a couple more chickens once we got our chook run finished. Molly is a bit of a sporadic layer, and the silkies are even less reliable. We figured a couple of good layers would shore up our egg supply so we’d never need to buy any more. Sarah had … [Read more…]

Posted in: Keeping Animals Tagged: chicken ark, chickens, chooks, ducks, eggs, silkies

Where To Buy Chicken Tractors

January 5, 2009 by Darren

I previously posted a list of online resources I found useful (for both plans and inspiration) when designing our chicken tractor, but I got a lot of emails asking where people could buy chicken tractors. Not everyone has the time (or tools!) to build something from scratch. You can buy chickens tractors in two main … [Read more…]

Posted in: Keeping Animals Tagged: chicken ark, chicken coops, chicken tractor, chooks

My First Seedsavers Meeting

December 6, 2008 by Darren

Sometimes it takes me a while to get around to writing up these entries – last weekend I attended my first [Illawarra Seedsavers meeting](http://green-change.com/2008/11/10/upcoming-illawarra-seedsavers-meeting/), and it was great. There were about 10 people at the meeting. Being my first, I didn’t know what to expect, but the other people were all very friendly and welcoming. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Events, Growing Food, Illawarra Organisations Tagged: chicken ark, chicken tractor, chickens, chooks, community farm, dapto, fruit trees, pigeon peas, seeds, seedsavers, tamarind

Keeping Cows In The City?

December 2, 2008 by Darren

The Sydney Morning Herald’s “Good Living” supplement today has an article about [HerdShare](http://www.herdshare.com) and [Rentachook](http://www.rentachook.com), titled [City folk find a milky way](http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/good-living/city-folk-find-a-milky-way/2008/12/02/1227979978585.html). **HerdShare** runs out of Byron Bay, and facilitates a scheme designed to get around Australian regulations that prohibit the sale of raw (unpasteurised) milk. Instead of buying your milk at retail, you instead … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food, Keeping Animals Tagged: backyard chickens, byron bay, chicken ark, chicken coops, chicken tractor, chickens, chooks, dairy cows, dairy farmers, farmers, point-of-lay hens, raw milk, sydney morning herald, unpasteurised milk

Our New Chicken – A Cuckoo Leghorn

November 27, 2008 by Darren

Since [Molly the rooster moved out to the farm](http://green-change.com/2008/11/13/chicken-quest/), we’ve been wanting to get another chook or two for the chicken tractor. Our three black silkies are just about to come into lay (I’ve been saying that for 3 weeks now!), but we thought it would be nice to get a ‘proper’ layer as well. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Keeping Animals Tagged: australorp, backyard chickens, chicken ark, chicken breeds, chicken tractor, chickens, chooks, dapto, heritage breed, leghorn, poultry clubs, silkies

Chicken Ark Plans

November 17, 2008 by Darren

Links to free chicken ark plans, commercial plans, and numerous sources of inspiration for your own chicken ark designs.

Posted in: Keeping Animals Tagged: backyard chickens, chicken ark, chicken coops, chicken tractor, chickens, construction, DIY, poultry housing

Chicken Quest

November 13, 2008 by Darren

We have three silkies at the moment, just about to come into lay. They’re named Seraphina, Luciana and Ro (yep, we’re big Barbie movie fans around here!). We had a rooster named Molly as well (I know, my defense is that you can’t tell their gender as day-old chicks!), but we had to get rid … [Read more…]

Posted in: Illawarra Businesses, Illawarra Councils, Keeping Animals Tagged: australorp, backyard chickens, chicken ark, chicken tractor, eggs, farmyard animals, illawarra, Kiama Council, pullets, rooster, shoalhaven, silkies

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