biggest size for a mobile coop? Anyone have a mobile full sized coop?

[kyflock]

We want to rotate pasture between all our animals, hopefully eventually including the chickens. We're working on figuring out fencing and mobile fencing and the like...

BUT - my fantasy is to build a really good sized (like 10 by 16 kinda size) coop but put it on a flat bed trailer and hook it up to a pick-up or tractor and move it (probably no more than every couple weeks.

Is this ridiculous? I know someone who converted a beat-up RV into a really nice mobile coop and it worked GREAT. But I can't find any old gutted RVs for less than I could just build a new coop.

Any advice/ideas would be appreciated. We're trying to work out a whole new plan for pastures, different animals... It's a big puzzle to figure out!

 

[SunnySkies]

I asked the guy who builds the Elizabeth coop if it was possible to build it with wheels, etc, with the bump out and he said yes. It's a good sized coop. I would have needed a tractor or truck to move it. We have both, so that wasn't the issue...it was the price. Super speedy.

 

[jamband]

lots of commercial producers have em....just build a coop on a trailer frame.

 

[kyflock]

Oh good, the only person I know who did this used the RV... In theory we'll have both a pick-up and tractor... so if one isn't working at some point (which is inevitable) we could still move it.

Thanks!!!

 

[OldRoo]

check out his "wagon" coops

 

[kyflock]

That's awesome! So good for me to watch. Thank you! Especially in my area I keep wondering if I wait long enough if I can find a junky hay wagon or something. I think the size would be just what I'm looking for.

 

[write2caroline]

Under coops a guy once built a coop on a trailer frame on wheels so he could move it with his tractor. I think you could do something similar. I am not sure what constitutes a full size coop - 18-20 chickens or 6-8 chickens.

I think I would find the most sturdy platform with wheels and build up from that.

Cal

 

[SunnySkies]

I have seen people using the landscaping carts/wagons like what they have at garden shops as the base? Here is one a BYcer built

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/the-nags-head-chicken-coop-tractor

 

[JeffOeuf]

Mine is just on 4x4 runners. It is 6 x 9 and I drag it all over my place.

 

[Avedderflock]

Yes my first one is on 2x6 runners as well. (profile pic) I thought our lawn tractor would pull it Na ahh!

We rolled in on logs to get to its resting spot. I definitely like the wagon idea as it would be so much easier to move around. I need to go a little bigger than what I have and this looks like a good idea for sure