Chicken Tractor Design for Uneven Sloped Land

Use wide wire aprons all around it that you can fold up to move. and keep it as small as possible

Ours is rectangular. We place it across the slope, not going up and down the slope. That seems to be most successful. Some spots leave too much of a gap and just don't work, so you just move to another spot. You really learn your terrain in a hurry.

It also helps to keep it shorter, as you build, so it doesn't tip over. I also kept it smaller and lighter in weight. When you have to drag it uphill, it helps.

I went with a bowl of water, instead of a gravity waterer. Hanging a waterer would work, too. Otherwise, it's hard to get it level if it sits on the ground. If it's not level, it empties out.

The only other two things I watched out for are the roost and the door.

I like the roost to not be at an extreme angle. It's placed so it's running across the slope and pretty level, not going up and down the slope at an extreme angle. I think that's more comfortable for the chickens.

Don't have the door on the uphill side if it swings open to the side or the hill will block it. I designed the door to fold down, so it would always open, but my husband did it his own way and it's a problem. A sliding door would work great, too.

Except for a couple of spots that were particularly uneven, it's worked great.

Great thread... I was seeking the same information. Will anxiously await more comments!

Make a wire mesh floor that the grass can come up through, the poop can fall down through but would prevent both predators from getting in and chickens from getting out?

Does any one have photos of a tractor with aprons for uneven ground?

HandsomeRyan said:

Make a wire mesh floor that the grass can come up through, the poop can fall down through but would prevent both predators from getting in and chickens from getting out?

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How would they dust bathe?