Chicken Tractor

[HotLips]

I've seen people with chicken tractors out in the yard and also with a coup. I've been wanting to do a chicken tractor to get my girls safely out in the yard again. (Lost a couple girls a few years ago to a cat...yes, a cat. It was winter and it apparently was hungry.)
I kinda feel stupid needing to ask. My question is how do you get your chickens from the coup to the tractor and back every day? I have adults I want to do this with and then some 6 week old hatchlings to get their own tractor.
I've used a tractor for meat chickens but you're only moving them in once and out once.

 

[StinkyAcres]

You could place them in by hand or use temporary netting fence to guide them in.

How many chickens do you have?

 

[HotLips]

17 adults and 19 chicks 4 to 6 weeks.

 

[HotLips]

Problem with putting them in by hand is that I'd have to take them out by hand too. Not doing that every day.
The temporary netting fence sounds good as long as they don't fly out. Looking for a cheap easy way to get them into the yard. Something I can do myself.

 

[Penpal]

If you are moving them around the yard in the tractor during the day but want them safely put up at night, I would use electric netting to just give them a big run. You can rearrange the netting every few days to let them onto fresh grass.

 

[HotLips]

Never heard of it so did some looking around. Can't afford it but sounds like a good idea otherwise.