Chicken Tractors (A-Frame Shape)

[AtRendeAcres]

3chickens

Could you tell me how wide your tractor is in the middle & at the bottom?

Joanne

 

[jjamerb]

 

[Freckle Face Farm]

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39 iches wide at the middle 78 at the bottom..
I have to say I think the most suprising thing to me is that I have never had to clean the nesting area they only lay eggs and not 1 poop

Good luck I built a big run first then my a frame if I had to do it again 2 a frames

 

[MobyQuail]

just starting mine, it will house 2 hens. I plan on making a stationary base about 2 feet high for it with a cement block foundation. but, its fairly light, with some help I should be able to take off the A frame and move it around the yard on the weekends.

 

[channel12001]

 

[elmo]

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That might be true if the coop roof/walls are insulated; if not, I'm not sure how much of a benefit you'd get. And the other thing to consider is that you won't really be able to keep chickens cooped inside such a small area during the daytime without risking pecking problems, so in cold weather they've pretty much got to go outside during the day.

It's also very difficult to ventilate a space like that without putting the vents somewhere cold air will blow right on the chickens.