Building a Chicken Tractor

[frustratedearthmother]

My puny little chicken tractor. It's 4 x 8 and has wheels. It's still pretty heavy, but I can push it around the yard.

 

[CrealCritter]

Not sure that classifies as chicken tractor at least not any chicken tractors I've seen of the internet I think it's a prortable fertilizer factory. Just add Cornish cross and move every day or so.

 

[Mini Horses]

FEM, I like your tractor. Same size I would do.

Now, Bay has a great coop -- but way beyond usual chicken tractor. That's one I would put hens into to be able to relocate every week or so, closing at night & allowing free range at night.

I have a couple smaller run ins that mini horses used when in a certain pasture. Since herd has dwindled in size over the years, I am now considering revamping a couple for either goat buck sheds, with limited pasture, or chicken sheds to close nights & free range days. Lot of reallocation of space going on here.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Not sure that classifies as chicken tractor at least not any chicken tractors I've seen of the internet I think it's a prortable fertilizer factory. Just add Cornish cross and move every day or so.

I got the idea off the internet....tons of similar ones out there. It has Cornish cross birds in it and I do move it every day.

FEM, I like your tractor. Same size I would do.

Works well for what I do! I have 7 Cornish X's in there (started with 12 - but Gracie happened) and they're doing well in there. I move it every day to a fresh patch of clover - chickens love it and so do I!

 

[NH Homesteader]

FEM mine look a lot like yours. Just more wood so they're heavier. One of them we sometimes brood in so it has a wooden panel we can put in to block the whole back off, then take off when they're older.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

FEM mine look a lot like yours. Just more wood so they're heavier. One of them we sometimes brood in so it has a wooden panel we can put in to block the whole back off, then take off when they're older.

The panel sounds like a great idea! I could probably add something like that to my fertilizer factory, lol!

 

[NH Homesteader]

I'll try to get pics of mine now that most of the snow is gone (Yay!!)