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Chicken Tractor
Basic size: 4'L X 3'W X 3'H, Pen 8'L X 3'W X 3'H
The basic dimensions are 3ft wide by 4ft
long - the front is 30" high and the back is 36".
The legs are continuous and used as part of the whole
frame. The pitch of the roof is about 10 degrees. NOTE:
If I had to do it over again I would pitch the roof reversed
so the water runs off the back.
I framed it out with 2 x 4's. The bottom
frame has the 2 x 4 laying on the side so I can rest the
floor board on it. The nest box is a simple box about
33" by 15," the roof of the coop acts as the
top. I put small pieces of 2 x 4 in the box 1/2"
apart so I can slide in the divider. I did this so I can
slide it out if I need to.
The beam or perch is a 2 x 4, which I slide into notched
pieces of 2 x 4's on the sides I rounded the 2 x 4 where
the perch is and left the side flat where the nest box
sits.
The nest box is just sitting on that piece and a 2 x 4
on the other side for support.
I did not screw the nest box in so I can take it out for
easy cleaning.
The floor is also not attached so I can slide it out and
clean it also.
If you live in an area with predators you may want to
secure the floor some how so nothing can get in.
I put vents in the back for ventilation.
The picture shows chicken wire but I replaced that to
stop rain from getting in. I would suggest you use a solid
roof instead of the Plexiglas I used it can get quite
hot in the summer. I hope this helps this is my first
real wood project so I'm not that good.
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