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Hi Phil, Thanks for the tips. My friend did a Google Sketchup drawing of my concept. After seeing what it might look like 'in real life' scale, it looks pretty darn big. If I go with this size, I may need to reinforce it with a horizontal brace running along the length of the topmost...

Hi CSTRONKS, I have been studying various 'larger scale' chicken tractor plans online and on YouTube over the last few days and I am going to build my first prototype in the next week or two. My idea, again, is to try to make it as simple as possible. I can buy metal pipe (3/4"-1"?) at 19'...

Hi CSTRONKS, My reasoning for keeping the birds confined to the enclosure would be for ease of management. As the farm is an hour from town and I currently pay a local caretaker a small fee to feed the cows each day and rotate their pastures, I would give him something extra each month to...

Hi AART, Thanks for the input. On the island of the Dominican Republic there are not many predators I can think of... besides rats, snakes and the occasional dog in the area. Perhaps some reinforcement of the hex shaped chicken wire at the bottom 1 foot of the enclosure with, what they...

Thank you Chick Charm! I do not yet know the type of meat chicken I would use, but I would also consider Guineafowl, as here in the Dominican Republic they are common, too. 1. Now that I know I must provide feed in addition to pasture with the chicken tractor system, I will investigate the...

Hello, I am considering using the chicken tractor method by using a 225-250 square foot shelter to raise meat birds. One of my main reasons for wanting to do this is to help improve the pastures after my steers graze it (and hopefully make a profit from the meat bird efforts, too!) My...