@@folsterfarms good question: the feeders do sometimes fill with water but it doesn’t really matter. They drain through small holes and dry out. Chickens don’t really mind wet feed as long as it’s still fresh (plenty of people intentionally soak their feed). If it happens to be raining so hard that the birds don’t come out to eat then we wait to put the feed out. If it’s light rain they will clean it up pretty quickly and so we just put it out at the normal time. We measure how much we are feeding and feed twice a day so they eagerly and quickly eat it right when we put it out and there is never feed sitting in trays for a long time. So the short answer is that wet feed isnt a problem as long as it is fresh. If anything it is more digestible.

@@abrahamstablefarm7261 some even ferment the feed.

@@junglejeff thanks Jeff! I’m glad when anyone finds them useful!

@@SarahPerine I so understand-our soil was very worn out at first too! The broiler chickens have an awesome impact. The more of them you can raise the better!

Because its moved daily they can run more birds per sq foot

@@rodagrail3231 it’s true, but we pay close attention to their signals and they are always very content and calm. We dont see any of the problems that come with crowding so I think they are content. It does help that we move them once or even twice per day so they are on fresh ground. And they don’t like to walk much!

I don’t know anything about chickens so my question is why the broilers and layers are housed differently?

@@soudeaforbes broilers don't roost they are ground dwellers

@@soudeaforbes Because the laying hens are far more active and aggressive in their foraging. So they thrive when they have plenty of space to roam and hunt. They are also active enough to scurry away from arial predators quickly. The broilers on the other hand are very bulky and lazy--they don't move around a ton and they are slow when they do. This is because so much of their energy goes to digesting and building muscle (meat). So they don't roam much or hunt and would be extremely vulnerable to arial predators. They also would not be able to jump up onto roost bars. So they have a low protected pen where they can eat and lounge in safety. So it just comes down to what conditions will allow each animal to thrive best!

@@noahrusaw3453 we’ve had so really intense wind that wrecked many things but didn’t bother the coop-it has enough weight and venting that it can’t catch enough wind to lift it. I’ve had numerous high tunnels and coops get blown away and I’m staying to be able to gauge the weight:sail ratio that is safe. In this case the weight of the wheels and best boxes and roost bars is enough to keep it down even under intense wind. It helps that the peak is open on both ends so there are less “pockets” and the air flows through.

@@noahrusaw3453 scarecrows might work for a while. Most birds figure them out eventually though. I think a drag bar is a good idea. I might try that some time! I’ll post about it if I do.

North Central Minnesota!

Yeah! Daisy gets what daisy wants. And as for weather... well what can you do?

You're welcome!

Thanks Thomas! Thanks for visiting!

Well, we farm about 20 acres of our own land but we also manage another farm for a local non-profit that has about 80 acres. Those two locations include pasture and market gardens and woods. We graze our animals on both pastures. Does that answer your question?