Oldpilot
In the Brooder
- Feb 22, 2016
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Hopefully this is the proper area to post about the topic of chicken tractors.
First questions and then go from there:
First off I'm looking for a design or pics of a Large tractor that can house up 17 + or - a couple birds that are Laying hens. I prefer to build out of wood instead of PVC, but will look at PVC designs. I looked at the "hen hideout" here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hen-hideout
That is a brilliant design, but too small for my needs. I even planned out one similar on Sketchup twice that size, and it's still a bit lacking. I was going to use the one IBC tote tank for the coop part, but that could only house 8 birds at max. 48"x48"x40"
I'm thinking of either good strong tarps from Amazon, or go with corrugated panel, which I'm no fan of due to the gaps (snakes). Of course I could put on hardware cloth, then panel over the cloth...
Anyway. I've looked through designs here so far and have found nothing for Layers yet.
Help?
First questions and then go from there:
First off I'm looking for a design or pics of a Large tractor that can house up 17 + or - a couple birds that are Laying hens. I prefer to build out of wood instead of PVC, but will look at PVC designs. I looked at the "hen hideout" here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hen-hideout
That is a brilliant design, but too small for my needs. I even planned out one similar on Sketchup twice that size, and it's still a bit lacking. I was going to use the one IBC tote tank for the coop part, but that could only house 8 birds at max. 48"x48"x40"
I'm thinking of either good strong tarps from Amazon, or go with corrugated panel, which I'm no fan of due to the gaps (snakes). Of course I could put on hardware cloth, then panel over the cloth...
Anyway. I've looked through designs here so far and have found nothing for Layers yet.
Help?
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