tractor-coops

I acquired four bantams when I was originally going to get ONE bantam and keep her in the sunroom as a semi-house chicken. Housing had to be acquired. There were no plans involved, just me walking around the barn thinking "What the heck can I build a chicken house out of really fast so I can get...

This was the house we originally used for 3 Indian Runner ducks. We purchased a dog house kit from Lowe's. Purchased some cedar boards to make a door along with a pair of hinges and a lock. Completed house, with added light, door and lock House complete as the dog house kit Assembled...

I'm still in the building process of this coop but I thought I'd add some pics up to BYC. It is a 4'W x 8'L x 6'H coop that has a 2' run underneath, 2' walk space immediately above that, with roost space at the very top. I am also going to use the run that I made before this one as an additional...

We started building the new coop! Its a 6x3 tractor with a slanted tin roof and coop with nesting boxes and a roost. So excited!! Here are the plans: After cutting the major pieces and starting to notch all the lap joints... plus a close up of the notches. This is a close up of the lap joint...

Dark Dozens - The Chicken Tractor Building the coop The chicken tractor is approximately 7 by 7 feet. The coop section is approximately 3 x 4 feet. I used standard and pressure treated lumber to frame the tractor. The coop section is made from T1-11 and exterior grade plywood. Asphalt...

Dylan and Angie's back yard chicken tractor. I built this chicken tractor out of scrap laying around my house with the exception of the wire and wheels, its functional now but still not quite finished, I've realized that there are a few improvements to make not to mention some touch up...

Tweek and Celia's chicken Adventure! We had a very beautiful chicken that we rescued. Hungry, weak, homeless. Brought it home, fed it good, fell in love (including our Yorkie Mix). It was a young cockerel but No spurs, low comb and no crowing. ( I really thought he was a hen!) Then he was...

This is the tractor I have been working on for the polish chicks. The first pic shows the inside of the coop part. It is 3ft wide x 4ft long. Still need to add the roost, on the floor I used corrugated vinyl the kind you use under runner capets. It is hard to cut had to use shears, to clean...

Here is the chicken tractor I built out of scraps! The only thing I bought new was the chicken wire. I did buy the hinges and wheels at yard sales. Everything else we had lying around. I didn't even have to buy nails or screws because we had some left over from another project. ***WARNING***...

This was our chicken tractor for 3 years, now it's been updated into the Duck Mobile! There are lots of predators at our little place on the river so there have been a few updates. The only costs for building this coop were for the purchase of latches, roof hinges, and several rolls of...

The Birdello - a dog house sized mini coop that I'm using to house my 15 chicks from 2-3 weeks until about 8 weeks, when they'll be in the big house. After that, this will be recommissioned and used for storage in the big house by removing the roof and handles. I think this would work well for...

I came up with my chicken tractor/coop design based on some things i had left over from previous projects like the drawer slides for the nesting boxes and the slides for the floor. I designed this coop around the bassis of whatever would make it easiest for us to keep up with the chickens...

My husband and I had talked about getting chickens several times but never made the move to do anything about it. We had told my son-in-law about how to make a potato box and the only place that had seed potatoes was the local IFA. Wednesday, May 27 he was there buying seed potatoes with my...

The town I currently live in does not really allow chickens as pets, they are currently in the works to change that law so for now we have to keep everything disguised, we decided to build a stealth coop. Our yard is on a slight incline so someone from our backyard fence (if tall enough) can...

Here is the Chikin Trakter. It is 4'x10'. The coop is 4' square. The floor of the coop is poultry netting as are the walls of the run. There is no floor in the run. It is framed out with 2x2s. The run door is a mix of scraps we had laying around. The coop door is just a sheet of plywood. We will...

My free range coop Here are pictures of a coop I built based on an online pdf file. It is very easy to build and very inexpensive, even with new materials. A key to success in any pastured poultry operation is to have a pen that is easy to move, lightweight, easy to build, and it has space...

Ok, I started my chicken run/tractor. It's 4'X8'X3H This is where the run will end up. The dogs watched but weren't much help. Got it standing and added some supports for stability. Door frame for connector to the raised coop. Painted before the hardware cloth goes on. added a...

Our Open Air Chicken Tractor Our chicken tractor is 8' x 6'. It is 4' tall in the back, and 3 1/2' tall in the front. It has a door on the side and one on the front. It also has a small door in the back to get the eggs from the nest box. There are 2 roosts and 1 nest box inside. The tin for the...