Chicken Tractor Just About Finished

[chicks for better health]

Here are some pics of the new chicken tractor

I just have to add the wheels, and metal roofing. I added chicken wire over the 4 x 4 wire. I may make a skirt to keep out predators

 

[hcammack]

Looks great 1/2 inch hardware cloth is much better at keeping predators out then chickens wire also the 4x4 wire will allow predators to get in.

Good Luck nice tractor,
Henry

 

[tiffanyh]

love it...but I would also put more wire over it....predators will definatley get in there!

 

[chicks for better health]

I put chicken wire right over the 4 x 4. Do you think that is sufficient?

 

[chicks for better health]

You can see the chicken wire in these photos

 

[tiffanyh]

Much better....did you do a floor? If not you ay wan tot lay down chickenwire in a skirt around so nothing can dig under and get your babies

 

[chicks for better health]

How many chickens will this tractor hold? It is 5' x 8' + 3' x 3' coop

 

[hcammack]

probably 3 or 4 if they get free range maybe a few more but not to many mine has a large run on it so I was able to fit 11 hens in mine and they are fine with each other and I don't have any picking or fighting.

Henry

 

[Anny]

The extra wire should help alot, the first wire looks so huge. I like it though, very cute.

 

[Moselle]

Very nice! So the wheels are going under the coop part? What a great idea! I bet since the tractor will move to different areas, you could handle 6 chickens in there.

My only concern would be cold weather - will they have a larger henhouse to stay in when the weather gets super cold? They may need to bunker down for a few days and without a good-sized indoor space, they might get some severe cabin fever!