tractor coop

  1. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Best methods for attaching wheels to a chicken tractor

    Hi, all. I'm going to build a chicken tractor in the near future. Probably a rickshaw looking thing with an elevated coop + a run that goes in front of and underneath the coop (something with a similar shape to this, probably...
  2. The Dangers of a Tractor-style Coop

    The Dangers of a Tractor-style Coop

    This was my flock before yesterday. Now I've got three dead chickens and two injured. If it had been predators, I could understand. If it had been my own mistake, I'd be upset but it would make sense. No, my chickens were killed by something simple and that we never saw coming. My...
    • alexisrambles
    • Article
    • 3 min read
    • accident chicken death chicken deaths chicken tractor tractor tractor coop tractor coops
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Member Pages
  3. harmonychick

    Victor Scuttlebutt and Daisy on guard!

    Hi, I am Tammy aka harmonychick, We live on acreage but the predator birds are getting our ducks and chickens almost weekly. I am now looking for year-round chicken tractors to make and pull around daily. Since we live where there is snow and high heat they need to be versatile and safe. Any...
  4. seaduds

    Coop plus tractor with laying boxes?

    Hello! I'm planning to purchase 6-8 chicks in the next month or so and have questions about my potential home for them. A friend of mine has an unused coop kit that he's gifting me in exchange for eggs in the future, which is convenient. I'd love to let the chickens free-range (as the previous...
  5. Chris_HV_NY

    Help? Levered wheels for chicken tractor

    Hi, I will be building a tractor in a couple of months and my biggest concern is how to add two wheels with a lever to raise or lower the wheels to the back end so I can move the tractor about more easily. I have a couple of acres around the house and horse pasture in which I can move the...
  6. thecreekhouse

    Tour my Tennessee coop (semi permanent tractor) and run

    I enjoy touring other BYC members’ coops and runs so thought I’d share mine. I live in East TN, in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. I currently have four pullets: a giant Cochin, a white Silkie, an Olive Egger (BC Marans x Ameracauna) and an Ameracauna. My coop (tractor)was built by...
  7. K

    Hardware cloth floor in Pacific Northwest?

    I'm looking at designs for chicken tractors, and want to make something mobile and suitable for laying hens which I don’t have to muck out. Does anyone have any experience in using hardware cloth floors in cold/wet climates? I’m thinking a Suscovich style tractor with a raised and enclosed...
  8. Ms Biddy's Upcycled Swingset Coop

    Ms Biddy's Upcycled Swingset Coop

    Years ago, I helped my uncle put together a wooden swingset for my aunt. It was a place to sit together, relax and laugh. We enjoyed it for over a decade until time and the elements took their toll and the thinner boards on the seats began to rot and crack. My aunt and uncle aren't with us...
    • Ms Biddy
    • Article
    • 5 min read
    • a-frame bachelor coop chicken coop diy open air coop small coop swing set coop tractor coop upcycled vintage coop
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Small Coops
  9. C

    Cornish Cross and Red Rangers or Freedom Rangers raised together?

    We have a small backyard in the city of Dallas, TX. I have 6 layers that are roughly 2 months old. I want to try and raise some meat chickens. My husband agreed to 5 and no more...maybe. We have friends in the country who raise Cornish Cross to sell. They are raised in tractors moved everyday...
  10. Barn Style Coop With Tractor Features

    Barn Style Coop With Tractor Features

    This is a short article listing the attributes of the barn style coop I built from scratch. I'm sorry I misplaced the plans for this build but the basic idea is fairly simple. I got the basic idea from some posts on here and some internet searching. The Coop: Barn Style Coop by pragmatist712...
  11. SRC87

    Chicken Tractor Hoop House

    Here’s my article that I posted for DIY chicken tractor hoop house :woot https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/chicken-tractor-hoop-house.73374/
  12. Chicken Tractor Hoop House

    Chicken Tractor Hoop House

    Chicken Tractor Hoop House *altered from one found on backyard chickens: Barred Babies made a post back in 2012 of a house that they made from a plan they saw elsewhere as well-thanks for the outline for my hoop house!!!!* Here is a list of everything I purchased: 3 - 1x6x10 ft long (treated)...
    • SRC87
    • Article
    • 7 min read
    • build a coop coop and run diy chicken coop diy coop hoop coop tractor coop
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Tractor Coops
  13. Eggstream

    Eggstream Trailer Project Wins Award

    Instructions and photographs showing how to build a solar powered, timber mobile chicken tractor was today announced as second prize winner in the latest competition on the worlds largest maker community, Instructables. Regards Wayne Link to the Eggstream Trailer on Instructables...
  14. Welded galvanized steel tubing frame chicken tractor 2.0

    Welded galvanized steel tubing frame chicken tractor 2.0

    This is a wider version of our other tractor. We added a divider in the nesting box, an additional roosting bar, and two eggs doors instead of one. An acquaintance of ours bought it (along with 5 hens) for their yard. We dropped off the tractor with the hens in the top, placed it in a patch...
  15. Welded galvanized steel tubing frame chicken tractor

    Welded galvanized steel tubing frame chicken tractor

    This is the result of spending way too much time designing a chicken tractor. I wanted something light enough for my kids to drag to the next spot (or tow to the next spot with the lawn tractor), that looked presentable, and would work for a few hens. The crank handle raises and lowers...
  16. insulated chicken tractor with heat tape to keep water, eggs and chickens from freezing

    insulated chicken tractor with heat tape to keep water, eggs and chickens from freezing

    Stole all sorts of ideas from all of you and put them together only in use for two weeks so far mostly good. I will get back to you after our first cold spell and let you know how it went - hopefully months away.
  17. Chicken tractor build.

    Chicken tractor build.

    Decided to accept my father in laws offer of taking some peeps off of his hands while visiting his farm in Pennsylvania to take back to north Georgia with us. My Wife picked out five out of six females and one rooster by accident....yep, they're 9 weeks old and the rooster definitely stands out...
  18. Tour of our modified GardenArk

    Tour of our modified GardenArk

    There are a lot of designs out there, and a lot of really cute looking coops. It is overwhelming, to say the least. When I am overwhelmed, I will gladly pay for some well documented, well thought-out plans. I'd been following a forum post where they were talking about using a horse stall...
  19. FishaRneKed's Coop / Semi-Tractor...

    FishaRneKed's Coop / Semi-Tractor...

    Here is the Coop. I finished it in early April. The frame is re-claimed pressure treated two by fours. The roof is plywood the whole top is vented. Vinyl coated welded wire. All the fasteners are outdoor deck screws. the whole thing got 2 coats primer, 2 coats fence paint, and 2 hard coats...
  20. Summer Digs ~ Tractor-Coop Using 100% Reclaimed Materials

    Summer Digs ~ Tractor-Coop Using 100% Reclaimed Materials

    My first try at building a portable chicken coop and run turned out NOT to be "portable" without a trailer, winch and lots of help, lol. (see "One Woman, One Saw, One Week")...and I cannot let my hens out to free-range as I would like to because my (very near) neighbor works for a local chicken...
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