100 Broilers and Fermented Feed Project

[foreverlearning]

Ok, so how big of a chicken tractor would I need to build for 50 broilers in 1 tractor and 49 broilers in another tractor? - Estimating their future size and weight at 8 weeks. I would like to build something that is too big right now but will be perfect at 7 - 8 weeks old.

That guy sultan? I think his name is uses 10x10 for 50. I think that is fine if you are only using it for nighttime use and free range in the day. He however, states that he moves the tractor once a day and that is all the room they get. I think that little room would get soiled very quickly if they are contained in it all the time.

 

[aoxa]

Tractors would be so painful to move every day if they are large. Why don't you split it up into 3 or 4 and have smaller, easier to move tractors?

 

[kuntrygirl]

Tractors would be so painful to move every day if they are large. Why don't you split it up into 3 or 4 and have smaller, easier to move tractors?

You mean have 3 or 4 tractors?

 

[kuntrygirl]

Ok, so how big of a chicken tractor would I need to build for 50 broilers in 1 tractor and 49 broilers in another tractor? - Estimating their future size and weight at 8 weeks. I would like to build something that is too big right now but will be perfect at 7 - 8 weeks old.

That guy sultan? I think his name is uses 10x10 for 50. I think that is fine if you are only using it for nighttime use and free range in the day. He however, states that he moves the tractor once a day and that is all the room they get. I think that little room would get soiled very quickly if they are contained in it all the time.

Who is sultan?

 

[apteryx]

Who is sultan?

Joel Salatin. He and his family run Polyface Farm in Virginia. He appeared in the "Food Inc." documentary and has several books about his farming methods, including one about raising broilers on pasture in chicken tractors. There are some videos of his tractors in use on YouTube. If you do a search for "mercola and salatin chickens" it should bring up a video of how he moves his. I think he puts about 75 in each tractor. I think that each ones is about 120 square feet (10' x 12').

 

[foreverlearning]

Joel Salatin. He and his family run Polyface Farm in Virginia. He appeared in the "Food Inc." documentary and has several books about his farming methods, including one about raising broilers on pasture in chicken tractors. There are some videos of his tractors in use on YouTube. If you do a search for "mercola and salatin chickens" it should bring up a video of how he moves his. I think he puts about 75 in each tractor. I think that each ones is about 120 square feet (10' x 12').

Yup, that's the guy I was thinking of. Thank you!

 

[kuntrygirl]

 
Joel Salatin.  He and his family run Polyface Farm in Virginia.  He appeared in the "Food Inc." documentary and has several books about his farming methods, including one about raising broilers on pasture in chicken tractors.  There are some videos of his tractors in use on YouTube.  If you do a search for "mercola and salatin chickens" it should bring up a video of how he moves his.  I think he puts about 75 in each tractor.  I think that each ones is about 120 square feet (10' x 12').

Yup, that's the guy I was thinking of. Thank you!

I found his website but I can't find any pics of the chicken tractor.

 

[foreverlearning]

I found his website but I can't find any pics of the chicken tractor.

 

[kuntrygirl]

I found his website but I can't find any pics of the chicken tractor.

Thanks. That looks kinda small or is it my eyesight?

 

[apteryx]

Thanks. That looks kinda small or is it my eyesight?

Here is another site with still pictures of tractors of the same design. According to this site the dimensions are 10' x 12' x 2'
http://www.feltonacres.com/Home/chicken-tractors