A Rolling 'Run'...'Tractor'....or just Fun!

[aart]

Found this on FB.
Tried to dig for more info, didn't come up with much.
I see many problems with it....but am intrigued and would love to get my hands on one.

ETA: creator posted that it was not meant to be predator proof,
and bird can easily access feed and water thru holes in 'orb'.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=915020922024360

 

[townchicks]

LOL, a hamster ball for chickens! Clever idea, but I agree, obvious issues pop to mind immediately. Lots of predators could pick the whole thing up and run off, for example. But, it starts me thinking......

 

[EggSighted4Life]

My son's GF was describing this to me. It sounded like a GREAT idea, with a very bad reality to me... or rather, maybe something I would use only when supervised (which would defeat it's purpose)... since I can see it snagging on something and giving the birds a heat stroke.

I love to see the creativity though! A chicken ball, instead of a hamster ball.

Ohhh... maybe add a shade cloth that's gyroscopic-ally stable and stays up top and a water dish on the inside that holds it place the same way.

Fun times!

 

[townchicks]

Ohhh... maybe add a shade cloth that's gyroscopic-ally stable and stays up top and a water dish on the inside that holds it place the same way.

Maybe instead of a ball, it could be a cylinder, with half of it covered for shade, then the chicken could retreat to the covered end to get out of the sun. Still doesn't solve the water issue, though.
I agree, certainly not something to use unsupervised, but it occurred to me that might be a good way to make more flighty chickens easier to catch and return to the run. Then again, a flighty chicken might be more likely to try to escape and injure itself. Oh well.

 

[chicken orber]

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