I am about finished constructing a 12x5 tractor and wondered if anyone else just uses theirs for daytime only (returning the hens to the coop area in evening)?
From what I am reading, it seems like the tractors most people make are just portable coops, but I am concerned about leaving the girls in it overnight.
Am I wrong to think of using it during the daytime only, giving them access to fresh grass areas each day, then rolling it back toward their coop/run in the late afternoon?
I haven't worked out all the logistics yet (herding them in, out), but since I woke in the middle of the night with an anxiety attack and I'm trying to think of anything other than the reason for it, I thought I'd ask.

From what I am reading, it seems like the tractors most people make are just portable coops, but I am concerned about leaving the girls in it overnight.
Am I wrong to think of using it during the daytime only, giving them access to fresh grass areas each day, then rolling it back toward their coop/run in the late afternoon?
I haven't worked out all the logistics yet (herding them in, out), but since I woke in the middle of the night with an anxiety attack and I'm trying to think of anything other than the reason for it, I thought I'd ask.
