Late night chicken move

We have to move the hens housing regularly to comply with organic standards and to prevent disease and parasite build up. The houses are moved at night when the hens are roosting and will (hopefully) orientate to their new position when they are let out in the morning.

First check hens are roosting..


Next we place our efficient killing machine to catch any rodents hiding out under the house

"I'm too old for this game"

"What time is tea?"

Then we pull the ark with tractor, all the hens are inside holding on to their perches

Last of all we move the lighter extension to the laying ark which gives shelter for the birds in inclement weather and complies with the organic standards for housing space per bird. Because it is much lighter than the main ark we can move this on the rear forks on the tractor.

The Houses in their positions on new grazing for the next few weeks.